Overview

Introduction to the Workshop

This workshop is a critical milestone in the 1000 Landscapes co-design process launched at the beginning of this year. The design process is being driven by three Design Teams focused on: (1) a Digital Landscape Action Platform, the technology backbone of 1000 Landscapes; (2) Innovative Finance, to support and scale landscape partnerships and integrated landscape investment portfolios; and (3) Organization and Governance of 1000 Landscapes. Many of you already have participated in some of these Design Team consultations. 

As the workshop title suggests, we are committed to a robust collaborative design process involving the initiative’s core partners, technical design partners, landscape leaders and the wider community of landscape supporters. The aim of the workshop is to take a step back and critically reflect on the design process to date and future plans, with the following three objectives:

• Build a collective understanding of 1000 Landscapes’ vision, mission and strategic approach;
• Review and assess draft Design Team findings, initial designs and proposed next steps in the design process;
• Help map the way forward for the Design Teams and the initiative as a whole — direction/focus and what interim products can be generated to share publicly.