We are collaborating with patients and the public to develop a set of tools called ‘Ecological Collective Flourishing Operational Research Toolkit’ (ECOFLORET).
The toolkit helps us to study how nature activities can help people and the planet thrive. With modules ranging from co-production protocols and creative methods to smart technology and feedback mechanisms, the tool is built to adapt and evolve throughout our co-researching process.
The ECOFLORET toolkit
- Combines analogue and digital methods to investigate the specific kinds and ‘doses’ of green spaces that benefit different individuals and why, as well as to determine which interactions and practices best support nature’s health
- Is co-designed to bridge the gap between rigorous scientific inquiry and PPI into E-Co-Flourishing research
- Mobile and modular nature allows it to be adapted to the different requirements of each Living Lab test site and the needs of researchers, co-researchers and service users
- Integrates measures of human and nature health, capable of assessing both subjective and objective aspects of flourishing in humans and the environment
- Measures both human and nature health, assessing aspects such as mental health, mood, job satisfaction, etc. as well as nature health through soil health, biodiversity, and human-nature relatedness, which serves as an indicator of subjective nature health
- Enables our research into the mechanisms underlying outcomes that are beneficial for both human and planetary health.
