Forest of experiments as an example of good knowledge transfer practice
- Nov 3, 2023
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11, 10. 2023, forestry institute of slovenia, Ljubljana
On 11 October 2023, at the invitation of Klemen Strmšek (ZaVita d.o.o.), we presented our work and mission at a workshop within the project LIFE IP CARE4CLIMATE, which included a series of workshops on knowledge transfer.
At the last of the workshops entitled EXAMPLES OF GOOD PRACTICES OF KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FOR DIFFERENT TARGET GROUPS, Ajša Alagić presented the activities of the Forest of Experiments as an example of a good and successful practice of knowledge transfer for different target audiences, from children, educators and tourism workers. She emphasised that the aim of our activities is to instil an appreciation of nature as a value, and above all to promote the forestry profession and disseminate scientific knowledge from the Forestry Institute of Slovenia.
She presented how we tailor our work to the target audience, following the common principles of sustainability, a holistic approach, environmental and social responsibility and using the forest as an innovative learning environment. We base our workshops on the principle of flow learning (pioneered by Joseph Cornell), which the workshop participants were able to learn about during a practical demonstration in the second part of the presentation in the nearby Rožnik Forest. During a short guided walk, the participants were introduced to the approaches of our activities, which follow from: arousing enthusiasm, directing attention, direct experience and sharing enthusiasm. We also showed adults how the forest can be the best classroom.
Thank you for the opportunity to share our experience! Read more about the workshop here.
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I appreciate that you’re not just targeting “students” but also educators and tourism workers—those multipliers can carry the message much further than one-off events. The “direct experience” piece feels like the hard part to scale, though; it made me think about how even in unrelated areas (like choosing a soft summer color palette for clothing) people need to see and try things before they believe it, which I’d seen discussed on a soft summer color palette guide . Curious if you ever run follow-up sessions to see what people retained a month later.
Using the forest as an “innovative learning environment” makes so much sense—people drop their guard once they’re outside and moving. The Joseph Cornell flow sequence also reminds me that you can teach complex ideas without it feeling like a lecture, kind of like how some “ghibli ai style filters” try to guide you through a process step-by-step on ghibli ai style filters , even though it’s obviously a totally different domain. I’d be curious how you adapt the “sharing” part for kids vs. adult professionals.
It’s interesting how you frame “knowledge transfer” as building appreciation first, not dumping facts—especially for audiences like tourism workers who can amplify the message later. I wonder how much of your prep is about narrative vs. data, because the way tools get “presented” matters a lot; I bumped into a similar publish-and-discover vibe when browsing hrefgo recently. The four-step walk format feels like a good template for lots of environmental topics beyond forestry.