Contact/s:
Marine Tessier
marine.tessier@seenovia.fr
Help the Organizers of Climate Farm Demo Demonstrations (or Other Livestock Open Days) to Close Their Demonstrations by Offering a Discussion and Conclusion Exercise with the Visitors/Breeders Present at the Demonstration
All zones
- Help with summarizing the day
- Improvements for future demonstrations
- Time saving by using a facilitating tool
Summary for Practicioners on the Main Finding(s)/Innovative solution(s)
As part of the Climate Farm Demo project, we are opening the farms of our breeders involved in the project. We have carried out several demonstrations to date. At the end of the first open days, we realized how interesting it is to conclude the demonstration with a final exchange with the participants.
This “closing” exchange has 2 objectives:
⦁ Collect feedback from visitors present at the demo (what you liked about the demonstration, on the organization of the day, what could be improved, etc.) with the aim of improving the next demonstrations.
⦁ Give feedback to the farmers who received us by proposing to the participants present to send them a positive point, a piece of advice.
The benefit is it helps to end the demonstration with an exchange between the participants.
To create this concluding exchange we suggest using the flower-shaped drawing below. A facilitator questions the participants and notes their feedback on the flower, either directly with a pencil on it or using post-its and positions them on the diagram.
This ‘flower’ tool, which we have adapted from the FARM DEMO toolkit, is proving to be a very interesting and powerful ally for DEMOs. It enhances the value of the farmer’s work and gets the participants involved. It strengthens exchanges and creates links.
Summary for Practicioners in Native Language
Dans le cadre du projet Climate Farm Demo, nous sommes amenés à ouvrir les fermes de nos éleveurs engagés dans le projet. Nous avons réalisé plusieurs démonstrations à ce jour. A l’issue des premières portes ouvertes, nous nous sommes rendu compte de l’intérêt de conclure la démonstration sur un dernier échange avec les participants.
Cet échange de « clôture » a 2 objectifs
⦁ Recueillir les retours des visiteurs présents à la démo (ce qui vous a plu sur l’exploitation, dans l’organisation de la journée, ce qui serait à améliorer…) dans l’objectif de s’améliorer encore dans les prochaines démonstrations à venir
⦁ Faire un retour aux agriculteurs qui nous ont reçus en proposant aux participants présents de leur renvoyer un point positif, un conseil.
Il permet ainsi de clôturer la démonstration sur une note d’échanges entre les participants.
Pour créer cet échange de conclusion nous proposons d’utiliser le dessin en forme de fleur ci-dessous. Un animateur interroge les participants et note sur la fleur leurs retours, soit directement au crayon dessus, soit à l’aide de post-its à positionner ensuite sur le schéma.
Cet outil “fleur”, que nous avons repris et adapté du “tool-kit” de FARM DEMO, se révèle un allier très intéressant et puissant pour les DEMOs. Il permet de valoriser le travail de l’éleveur / agriculteur et d’impliquer les participants. Il renforce les échanges et crée du lien.
Longer Description
As part of the Climate Farm Demo project, we are opening the farms of our breeders involved in the project. We have carried out several demonstrations to date. At the end of the first open days, we realized how interesting it is to conclude the demonstration with a final exchange with the participants.
This “closing” exchange has 2 objectives:
⦁ Collect feedback from visitors present at the demo (what you liked about the demonstration, on the organization of the day, what could be improved, etc.) with the aim of improving the next demonstrations.
⦁ Give feedback to the farmers who received us by proposing to the participants present to send them a positive point, a piece of advice.
The benefit is it helps to end the demonstration with an exchange between the participants.
To create this concluding exchange we suggest using the flower-shaped drawing below. A facilitator questions the participants and notes their feedback on the flower, either directly with a pencil on it or using post-its and positions them on the diagram.
This ‘flower’ tool, which we have adapted from the FARM DEMO toolkit, is proving to be a very interesting and powerful ally for DEMOs. It enhances the value of the farmer’s work and gets the participants involved. It strengthens exchanges and creates links.