In January, we conducted three Confront Workshops (WP4) in collaboration with our subcontractor ÆRA. Each workshop focused on a specific theme—eating, dressing, and moving—and involved 45 participants representing consumers, policymakers, and businesses.
Prior to the workshops, participants recorded short videos expressing their hopes, dreams, and concerns for the future. The three-hour workshops started with a plenary, which included a storytelling session. Participants were then divided into smaller groups of 3-4, sharing their thoughts about the future in general.
After the first group session, the participants attended a mini exhibition based on of some of the projects made by design students at OsloMet (WP3). In the second group session, the participants discussed their hopes, fears and dreams for the future of food, clothing and mobility. A final plenary summarized the discussions.
Participants used survey cards to capture their thoughts and insights throughout the workshops. The cards were filled in during the introductory session, after the first and second group discussions, and in the final session (example below).
