Activity 2: How scientists can make public engagement part of their professional development.

Core ideas - Content: Participants in this activity will create personal plans for integrating public engagement into their professional activities. This includes setting goals and identifying ways they can get involved in public engagement.

Duration: 60 minutes

Objectives:

• Analyzing your needs and setting personal goals for incorporating public engagement into your professional practice
• Creating personal plans for effective public engagement, incorporating templates and structured considerations

Tools: All handout materials can be used in a digital or printed format.

Participants use the Padlet to share their current Environmental Studies or Climate Change research topics and foster a plenary brainstorming discussion on how they would integrate public engagement into their professional activities.

Sources of Environmental Studies:

Best-practice 25: Climate of Change

Best-practice 32: Tackling Climate Change in Cities: the Role of Best Practices

Participants choose one topic from their scientific or personal interests and establish at least three (3) SMART goals (Handout 4: Setting SMART Goals tool) for incorporating public engagement into their professional practice.

• Conduct desk research on the selected topic to address the need to engage the public.
• Explore existing successful initiatives to understand audience preferences and shape the implementation of their plan.
• Consider the communication channels (Digital Platforms, In-Person Engagement, other official channels).
• Plan the next steps.