Name of Method
Brief description
Type/Level of Method
Challenges
Ethnographic fieldnotes are a useful tool to make sense of complex interactions and processes taking place in response to challenges such as climate change. They are structured, written observations done in physical and social proximity to a community or to the daily lives of a particular city. They can reflect not only the context in which a problem is being addressed and observed but also the links to citizens views. They can be a critical means to understand one’s positionality, as well as the routines, challenges and conditions in which communities face ecological and governance challenges.
Problem, Purpose and Needs
The main aim of ethnographic fieldnotes is to understand how complex processes and challenges develop in communities’ daily lives.
Relevance to Climate Neutrality
Challenges
Thematic Areas
Impact Goals
Issue Complexity
Issue Polarisation
Enabling Condition
Essential Considerations for Commissioning Authorities
Engagement Journey
Governance Models and Approaches
Enabling Conditions
Democratic Purpose
Spectrum of participation
Communication Channels
Actors and Stakeholder Relationships
Participant Numbers
Actors and Stakeholders
Participant Recruitment
Interaction between participants
Format
Social Innovation Development Stage
Scope
Time commitment
Depends on researcher and familiarity with the context being observed
Resources and Investments
Typical duration
Resources and Investments
In-house
Step by Step
[Immerse yourself in a specific social context in order to understand it. Type your observations based on your own reflections and positionality, emerging questions, and ideas for the future.
Evaluation
Ways/suggestions of how this method can be evaluated