Lessons Learned from Spain MML workshops
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Milestone 2
- Use diverse communication channels (e-mail, telephone, face-to-face and word of mouth) for recruiting participants;
- Explain RRI and innovation tools and how to embed them in policy agendas as participants find it useful;
- Run awareness campaigns so that the issue problem is clearly understood by all stakeholders;
- Be aware of the motivational factor that workshop participants may feel because they like the fact that an interdisciplinary group representing all society's niches is invited to brainstorming for resolving the problem.
Milestone 3
- Use both phone and email for citizen recruitment;
- Establish transparent, efficient and effective democratic mechanisms amongst all involved and throughout all the phases to create trust;
- Keep the workshop's duration short and engage an experienced facilitator;
- Involve politicians and municipality representatives in workshops to increase its effectiveness;
- Email and telephone were the best communication channels for promoting the workshop;
- The SDD method was evaluated as very well structured, inclusive, productive, scientific, interesting and dynamic.
Milestone 4
- Multidisciplinary research considers the sustainability vector is key;
- Create a friendly and relaxed workshop atmosphere for participants to have lively and open discussions.
Milestone 5
- Achieve success through multi-stakeholder engagement and consensus;
- Awareness and education are fundamental in changing mind-sets.
Milestone 7
- To measure success, define clear and achievable objectives.
Milestone 8
- Use the media and science mediators to make society aware about research and innovation results;
- Create higher awareness on technological achievements from challenging and cutting edge successful projects to attract skilled people to work in the sector.