Learn the craft
Practice the skills an assignment demands
Workshops give teams methods for research, interviews, planning, and documentation that they can use on future assignments.
Start a project inquiryBuild the workshop around the team
Start with the team’s goals, experience, policies, and working conditions.
- Custom workshop plan
- Set the scope around what the team needs to learn.
- Practical exercises
- Practice with scenarios that reflect the team’s work.
- Take-home materials
- Keep a reference for applying the methods after the session.
Plan for risk before work starts
Identify the legal, ethical, physical, and digital risks a team may face.
- Project risk review
- Identify where an assignment could create problems for the people involved.
- Access and authorization
- Decide who can see material and who can take action.
- Escalation and duty of care
- Know when to pause work and who to contact.
Use the methods again
Practice the habits that make research and production easier to review.
- Research and verification
- Check facts and record the supporting sources.
- Interview preparation
- Write questions and handle interviews responsibly.
- Documentation and review
- Keep a clear record and check the work before release.