Raising awareness of sustainability across the NW of England

In 2003, pixelfountain approached the NWRA with the opportunity to develop a learning simulation to educate decision makers about the importance of sustainable development.

The Regional Assembly and Government Office for the North West were keen to find an interesting way to promote sustainable development and the regional framework (AfS) and saw the benefit of our approach. From this fortuitous beginning emerged the widely praised Planit-NW. After the development phase, the North West Development Agency joined the partnership and helped fund the delivery of 42 workshops to the Local Strategic Partnerships of the North West.

Planit-NW programme used the Planit-Sustainability. The workshop setting encourages collaboration, improves team working and allows coaching from experts. In addition to the learning simulation, other non-computer based activities encourage the delegates to consider local issues and how best problems can be solved (Action Planning).

say the workshop increased awareness and understanding of sustainable development.

say Planit-NW improved their decision-making.

say the workshop has increased the importance of sustainable development and joined up thinking in community plan.

say Planit-nw workshops have improved working relationships and joint working within local communities.