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Eco-analysis

Phases of the Innovation Cycle

Inspiration → Planning

Planning → Development

Realisation → Dissemination

Support to farmers

Group of farmers

One-on-one

Goal

To explore the project's access to basic needs conditions (safety, nurture -money, knowledge, manpower, resources, financing- and reproduction -its legacy after its end). This tool builds on the Network Analysis tool (link).

Description

After completing the Network Analysis, identify how the project is accessing basic needs; the group identifies if any basic needs are still needed, and who could help them source them.

  1. Identify factors that support the project’s safety (influences that can create either supporting or threatening conditions), nutrition (knowledge, experience, manpower, resources, financing) and reproduction (how can the movement continue?).
  2. Map all relations between actors outside the project using the 5P's analysis: are the relations those of Partners, Predator - Prey, Parasite or Plague?
  3. Explore if any dynamic needs to change. If so, map specific actions project members could implement in the coming future.

 

Preparation times

0-2 hours

Execution times

0-2 hours

Materials needed

  • Rope and pieces of paper to recreate the Network Analysis on the floor (see pic) or a whiteboard to draw it as the exercise progresses.
  • Blocks of sticky notes, at least 4 different colours.
  • Sharpies or pens.
  • Bring your own project to explore!

Resources

Photos

Documents

ECO ANALYSIS_Doc

English

document