Nature-Based Enterprise Mentoring Programme
Applications to participate in the Mentoring Programme are now closed. We will be in touch with all the successful applicants in the New Year.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly important for cities and citizens in urban areas to deal with environmental challenges, to improve quality of life, mental health and the local economy. NBS remains a great idea in theory, but can be challenging to put into action. Enterprises are an important agent for change but may need help to develop new business models, to communicate ambitions or their message, to collaborate with stakeholders or to develop designs which have social, environmental and economic benefits.
The European Commission H2020 financed Connecting Nature project, is inviting up to 12 registered members of the Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform from any of its communities to participate in a mentoring programme to enhance the capacity to develop and roll out NBS projects. During the six sessions, you will learn new methodologies, tools and hear about inspiring case studies. We will cover topics like qualitative and quantitative analysis, impact measurement, stakeholder engagement, NBS design through storytelling, strategic communication and conflict management. The programme is hosted by OSMOS and the Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform.
It was a great experience; I would do it again! It was a very rich course; I think I grasped almost everything since the content was explained very clearly and logically! I am also glad that everything is recorded, so I can revisit the material, which is going to be very useful! - Vanessa, Sao Paulo
I often participate in capacity-building courses and workshops because of my job and I have found this is the best course I have attended since I left the university. - Valentina, Salvador
About the mentoring programme
Delivered by Osmos, over the course of six sessions, we will follow a simple but highly effective process based on the double diamond’ method. Each workshop will explore a step and present methods, tools and case studies to illustrate it. This process will help participants define how to use the capacity of design to address complexity, involve participation while also arriving at concrete results for NBS projects.
Commitment & cost
The mentoring program is financed by the European Commission as part of the Connecting Nature project and is free of charge.
- Each workshop runs for up to three hours, including breaks.
- The workshop will be held in English.
- A stable internet connection is required to enable all participants to share their videos.
- We count on participation in all events and for the full length of each workshop, unless an exceptional issue arises.
- No homework or preparation is expected.
When
Starting Friday February 4, 14:00 CET (launch).
Following events:
18/02 (discover), 4/03 (define), 18/03 (ideate), 1/04 (prototype) & 15/04 (implement). A concluding event will be held at the Connecting Nature NBS Summit in Genk on Friday 29/04.
More information For information on the programme and contents, contact: [email protected] or [email protected]