Climate Fresk is a fantastic toolkit for engaging individuals on Climate Change, however participants can be left wondering what it is they can actually do about it. The Small99 Action Box is the perfect tool to complement this educational experience and empower businesses to turn their knowledge into action. 

The difference between Climate Fresk and Action Box

• Climate Fresk teaches people the fundamental science behind climate change. 
  
• Action Box activates action and helps participants to build a carbon reduction plan. 

Climate Fresk plays a vital role in raising awareness and understanding of climate change. However, many participants leave this workshop feeling inspired but unsure about the practical steps they can take within their businesses.

The Small99 Action Box addresses this gap by providing an engaging toolkit for businesses to develop actionable carbon reduction plans. It goes beyond theory and equips participants with the tools and resources to implement real change. Making Climate Fresk and Small99 Action Box complementary to each other.

How to merge Climate Fresk and Action Box

The beauty of these workshops is that they are both card based packs that give hands-on flexibility, so you can combine them in any way that fits your delivery style and audience!

Example session plan : Climate Fresk followed by Small99 Action Box

You’re in control, so feel free to get creative and adjust the Small99 Action Box as you see fit. While we do provide a detailed structure that you can follow, the beauty of this toolkit is that it’s highly flexible and can be adapted to take more or less time.

You’ll find that aspects of each workshop compliment one another to break down your session into small digestible pieces. You can chop and change the activities to suit your delivery style and flex to the group’s needs. 

For example, to break the ice we developed a mini game to be played at the start of workshops where participants rank their actions from lowest to highest emissions. This has been a great way to encourage interaction and problem solving, while also breaking down some common misconceptions from the get go.

Example session plan: Climate Fresk x Small99 Action Box

In Summary

The Small99 Action Box is an ideal follow-up to Climate Fresk because it’s:

• Action-Oriented: While Climate Fresk focuses on climate science and the urgency for action, the Small99 Action Box shifts the focus to practical solutions and implementation. It provides 30 ready-to-use action cards covering six key areas: Energy, Transport, Digital, Suppliers, Waste, and Systems Change. This allows participants to turn their learning into action.

• Engaging and Interactive: Building on the collaborative spirit fostered in Climate Fresk, the Small99 Action Box continues the engagement with its interactive format. The “Higher or Lower” game that comes within the Box, for example, encourages participants to challenge assumptions and spark conversations about the carbon impact of everyday business activities. This helps reinforce key concepts.

• Facilitator-Friendly Design: The Small99 Action Box is designed to be easy to facilitate, even for those without prior experience. The comprehensive playbook provides step-by-step guidance, tips for successful facilitation, and answers to commonly asked questions. This ensures that facilitators can confidently guide participants through the process of developing and implementing their action plans.
  
  
• Highly Flexible: You can really make the Small99 Action Box workshop your own and go beyond the guidance we provide in the playbook. Its format is designed to make it easy for you to add or omit certain parts of the workshop in case you need to adapt it for time or specific audiences. We’ve already heard so many creative ways that real world users are finding to adapt it to their needs, so be creative with it and maybe you can develop a unique Climate Fresk x Small99 Action Box workshop that delivers the whole package, the science and the action!
  
  
  

So if you’re a Climate Fresk facilitator and looking to elevate your workshops to the next level, use the Small99 Action Box as a tool to facilitate action and ensure your attendees leave with a robust carbon reduction plan. 

But don’t just take our word for it:

“Worked great in our SME workshop. Super fun, well designed, and action oriented. Highly recommend if you want to run a similar workshop.” – Nick Valenzia, Co-founder @Leafr

“I have run Climate Fresks and Carbon Reduction Planning (using Small99 Carbon Reduction toolkit) for SMEs in the community for a year now, working with sustainability experts and beginners alike. The results have been encouraging with participants making real commitments to reduce their carbon footprints – both business and personal.” – Alex Pearson, Small99 Action Box and Climate Fresk Facilitator