Stay Grounded
Stay Grounded, a PIO Partner, is a people-powered, science-based, and action-oriented network for more than 150 member initiatives around the world. They design campaigns for a reduction of aviation and its negative impacts, as well as against problematic climate strategies like offsetting emissions and biofuels. They used PIO’s Guiding Principles and workshop planning and facilitation tools post-COVID to engage a broader network of stakeholders on organizational travel policies.
“[We] really liked the diversity of open answers the participants gave, it really showed in many colorful sentences how they perceive air travel for work and the frustration often associated with trying to change their own organization.”
“[We] will surely come back to your resources.”
– Michaela Leitner,
Stay Grounded
A snapshot story of principles in action.
Where they went:
Stay Grounded organized a webinar for organizations’ travel policies. They used the PIO Questionnaire and read and used the Guiding Principles as they developed the workshop.
What they found:
They had more than 100 participants. Using a survey ahead of time allowed them to know more about people’s responses even within a workshop of numerous stakeholders and little time. The stakeholder responses allowed participants to respond to the question of air travel with a diversity of responses that reflected the complexity of their emotional responses to the topic.
Where they are going:
Stay Grounded is interested in continuing to use PIO’s materials, possibly citing results or further documenting their experience. You can see the materials they adapted for use by going here. To see their adaptation of the PIO Questionnaire, click here.
What they used
What Guiding Principles were in action
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