Biodiversity Collage

The data used in the workshop is based on the UN’s IPBES report, which was published in 2019. It is a synthesis and “scientifically credible and independent up-to-date assessments of available knowledge for better evidence-informed policy decisions and action at the local, national, regional and global levels.” Here’s the original source, The Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Biodiversity Collage is a group collaborative activity, and being online means that several cursors are moving around the screen – with plenty of opportunity for other distractions. Engagement is required throughout the workshop and to balance everyone’s needs, 6 is the optimum size,  or occasionally 8. If you’d like more of your team to play, we can arrange simultaneous sessions with 2 facilitators. 

Face to face group sizes can be up to 8 and 1 facilitator can run up to 3 teams at one time.

No. The workshop itself is under copyright and cannot be altered without permission. The game is played in accordance with the science. However, the debrief can be tailored to suit the needs of the group, particularly for internal teams, who, after such a powerful shared experience, are often motivated to make real systemic impact. 

Since 2017, With Many Roots has donated 10% of its profit to charity, using effective altruism principles. We believe it’s our responsibility to distribute our success. Did you know the average salary in the UK in 2019 (£30,000/year in 1 household) equates to being in the top 2.1% richest population in the world? Find out where last year’s 10% went. We even made it into the national newspaper!

Yes. We offer workshops both in person and online. We can adapt to your organisation’s needs. We work with a pool of emphatically-trained facilitators across many locations. We are well practiced at online delivery techniques that make the workshop engaging in the digital space as this was our primary mode of delivery during the pandemic.
Face to face group sizes can be up to 8 and 1 facilitator can run up to 3 teams at one time.

No. Ecological science is complex and challenging: it’s important we take our time so every participant can engage with and process the information. Given the wide scale transformational change the UN calls for, we think 3 hours is an acceptable amount of time to begin to understand the concepts involved. 

Workshops can be extended for groups wanting a slower pace and to have a longer, more in depth debrief.

Yes absolutely. But first you need to participate in a Biodiversity Collage workshop. The association for the tool runs training workshops for individuals. Find out more here.

We’re demanding our team to be at their desk and emotionally present during each workshop, to hold a safe space while others engage (often for the first time) with just how complex and connected the climate crisis is. This work is intellectually, posturally and emotionally demanding. We think it’s fair to look after the needs of our team, so that means paying for processes to continue their learning; physiotherapy and similar to maintain a healthy body;  and counselling or mentoring to build resilience and maintain emotional health. We believe all this will contribute to higher quality workshops for you. Often in other companies’ prices these are embedded costs: With Many Roots prefers to be accountable and to let you know where your money is going.