Shocks, disturbances, good and bad feedback loops, slow/fast variables, decision-making where there are no easy answers… these are all aspects of landscape systems management that everyone in our sector wrestles with as we seek to foster resilience and manage for climate risk.
How can we quickly build shared understanding and language for problem-solving? With games of course! We take for granted that games and play are vital for building skills in astute thinking and cooperating among children… so why do we abandon these methods as adults?
We’ve decided to unlock the power of play, working with Boho Interactive to inject creativity into landscape systems problem-solving. After several workshops, Boho has created two new games for us to trial. We tested ‘Cup Runneth Over’ and ‘Busy Rural Mayors’ at the Professionals Intensive, captured in all the images on this page. Both were a hit, and the audience provided us with great insight into how these prototypes can be further developed.
We will be bringing these games to our Bootcamps and workshops across the country very soon!
