Workshop

Overview of Handbook

This handbook is organized in the same fashion as the PowerPoint. Each chapter corresponds to a section in the PowerPoint deck and the order of information is the same throughout.

In each chapter you will find information and tips about the section’s key aspects. This does not replace the notes in the PowerPoint! So please make sure to read these carefully.

Each term that is introduced in the training is listed at the end of the book in a glossary. The glossary is alphabetically sorted and you can use the magnifying glass in the website’s navigation to search through the entire book.

In the final chapter we have listed some additional resources that might be useful to you when facilitating the training or the participants after their training.

Training Objectives

The main objective of the Restoration Explorer is to guide project developers towards commercially viable eco-regenerative intervations.

At the end of the workshop, the participants should have learned

Training Schedule

While you are utlimately in charge of the training and are free to adjust the timing as needed, we hope that this example schedule can help you get started.

Time	Content
9.00 - 9.15	Arrival and Welcome
9.15 - 10.00	Ecosystems
10.05 - 12.00	Business Basics
12.00 - 13.00	Lunch

Training Evaluation

At the end of the training it is important to us to gather feedback so that we can improve the Restoration Explorer, the training and this handbook. This means we need feedback from the participants you train and from yourself!

Please ask your participants to fill in the feedback form at this link. Alternatively, you can also handout the feedback on paper.

Handling Tricky Situations

This workshop demands a lot from you and your participants. You need to cover a lot of different topics, from basic business and finance to human rights and ecosystems. Make sure to pay attention to your group.

If you feel they need a break, take one even if the training schedule says otherwise. If you need to repeat a definition or concept, do that especially in the core sections that develop business skills. It is possible that your participants have different amounts of background knowledge. For those that know some aspects of the workshop, a little repetition does not hurt. But others might learn this for the first time in their lives. It is more important that they understand it, than that you reach the end of the workshop in record time!

On many areas there might be discussion if it is necessary to do what the workshop instructs. Does a business really have to focus on youth, gender, all aspects of the ecosystem? Is it not enough to run the business well? If those discussions come up, feel free to invite the group to participate with their opinions. Peers can be great eye openers. At the same time, make sure that you always remain in control of the workshop atmosphere. If a contribution could create an uncomfortable climate for others, make sure to interrupt and remind your participants of the importance of conducting themselves respectfully. A good rule of thumb can be to talk as if those that are being talked about are in the room.