The Municipality of Korsholm organised a webinar on November 29th in 2022, where I presented the a methodology the municipality have used to involve different sectors in their sustainability work. The facilitation methodology is called “the arrow for the future”, It has been applied in the municipality of Korsholm in Finland for implementing their climate- and energy strategy. In the workshop, the participants, together, identify: 1) what they have succeeded with during the last years/the former period? 2) what is topical right now? and 3) what do they want to do in the upcoming years? The success factors of the methodology are first that you get to identify what you have succeeded with, meaning giving positive feedback to each other and yourself. Secondly, everyone can participate regardless of position or title. Thirdly, you get a result, a list of things that the group would like to accomplish in the coming years. This method is very suitable for any strategy work.

1. The facilitation methodology
“the arrow for the future”,
which has been applied in the
municipality of Korsholm in Finland for
involving different sectors in their
sustainability work
November 29th, 2022
Tove Holm
Facilitator for Sustainable Development

2. Climate- and energy strategy of
the municipality of Korsholm,
published in June 2021
• During 2021-2022, the
municipality is working
with a climate leadership
project funded by the
Ministry of the
Environment.
• The main goals are that
the municipality will
develop
• functioning
structures,
• skills and models for
climate leadership,
and
• is seen as a role
model for its
climate work.

3. Climate- and energy
strategy of the
municipality of
Korsholm, published in
June 2021
• The strategy mainly
focuses on climate and
energy issues.
• However, the intention
is to expand the
perspective to enhance
all sustainability
aspects, meaning also
the economical and
social aspects, beyond
the environmental.
29 actions planned for:
Energy supply
Land use and construction
Provision of Service
Traffic and transport
Knowledge, attitudes and behavior

4. The Baltic Sea &
the Archipelago
Sea
Enhancing
sustainable
development
and
responsibility
Continuous
improvements
Interdisciplinary,
applied action
research
Communication,
editing
Facilitation and
education for
sustainable
development
Project
management
and applying for
funding
Change
management,
susstainable
leadership

5. The facilitation methodology “the arrow for the future”
• Introduction
• What have we
succeeded with so far?
• What is topical right
now?
Input
• What do we want to
achieve until (2030)?
• What should be done,
concretely, to get
there?
Process • Response to each other's thoughts,
what is included, what is missing?
• Who is responsible for what?
• Task for the follow-up meeting / final
task at the workshop
Reflection
Bi-lingual,
Swedish/
Finnish

6. In practice
You need:
- A big room with tables that you combine to a
long table
• Big papers, in the color of your theme
• Scissor
• Tape
• Pens
• Post it notes
• Printed strategies/reports of the case you are
dealing with
• Coffee, drinks and snacks
• You start by taping together several big papers, to
an arrow that fits the room or tables you have.
• On that, you draw an arrow, which you split into
three parts: past, present, and future. Write:
• 1. What have we succeeded with so far
• 2. What is topical right now
• 3. Timetable, e.g. 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027,
2028, 2029, 2030

7. Timetable, two-four (including lunch) hours
• Intro, 15-30 minutes
• Task 1 (succeeded with so far), 30
minutes: 5 + 25
• say: each write one thing per post it
note, with clear handwriting, time 5
minutes. Bring them to the table, part
one. Each present one idea (or more)
• Task 2 (topical right now), 30-40
minutes: 5-7 + 23-33
good time for a break
• Task 3 (future actions), 30-50 minutes:
5-9 + 21-41
• If the final task on site (action program),
45- 60 minutes, 30 + 15- 30
• Ending
• Remember breaks
Picture: Ulrica Taylor

8. 3) what do we
want to do in the
upcoming years?
• You can apply a picture like I
have chosen here.
• Tell the participants: that you
imagine that media
interviews you,
on date xx and year yy,
I usually apply the same date
as the workshop, year yy
• The media ask, “What have
you accomplished?”
• In the future part of the
arrow, you think and answer
to what ought to be done for
achieving that
Image: Pixabay

9. Why
like
this?
• everyone must be present, listen and participate, meaning no-one can work on their computer or phone
• you identify what you have succeeded with, meaning giving positive feedback to each other and yourself
• everyone shares what is topical right now; internal communication
• everyone participates as equals regardless of position or title
• when you imagine the future, you think more freely than when thinking about the coming years
• you get a result, a list of things that the group would like to accomplish the coming years,
why this method is very suitable for any strategy work

10. Facili-
tators
role
Picture: Ulrica Taylor
- the goal is that the participants participate, share and listed to each other
- timetable plan, that you modify during the workshop
- if 40 participants, say that they can give one example of what they have written, if six
participants, they can share all; follow the time
- shut up, meaning make sure that you don´t take time of the discussion with your own reflections
- on the other hand, it is very good if you have some know-how about the topic – answer to
possible questions, or give examples, if know one else does it – but ask the group first
- move around, show that it is okey to change places.
- make sure different people start at different times
- listen and summarize when needed; if bi-lingual, translate when needed
- summarize the result, organize the results logically in a document, share it

11. At the municipality of Korsholm –
involving different sectors in the sustainability work
- during a project of one and a half years.
For each group: a workshop and a follow up meeting
• 08/21
• 09/21
Management
group
• 11/21
• 02/22
Education
sector
• 06/22
• 08/22
Welfare
promotion
• 08/22
• 11/22
Administration
& politicians
• 08/22
• 09/22
Technological
sector
• 11/22
• 11/22
Associations
and residents

12. Climate- and energy
strategy of the
municipality of
Korsholm, published in
June 2021
• The municipality's climate and
energy strategy aims to be
concrete and take into account
what everyone can do for the
environment in their everyday life.
• The municipality wants to engage
the residents in environmental
actions, measure their overall
effect and communicate the
results back to the residents. In
this way, we maintain
commitment and enthuse more
people to participate in
environmental work.

13. Final task, at the municipality of Korsholm
We shall
do the
following,
concrete
action
Respon-
sible
Applies to
action 2.1.1.-
2.5.9. (∑ 29)
of the
climate and
energy
strategy
Follow-up /
measurement,
how? For
example.
indicator
How will
residents
be
engaged?
How will
the
results
be
commu-
nicated?

14. Questions?
Picture: Ulrica Taylor

15. Thank you for your attention
November 29th, 2022
Tove Holm
Facilitator for Sustainable Development