It was really interesting to have different views come together to talk about the chain of events and impacts. It was good to do it out loud, and realised I needed to wrap my head even more around the issues. Thank you!

I learned how easily I can subsume my personal views when given a set of instructions that somewhat conflicts with them. Also interested to learn from the moderator that the feeling of missing out on multiple parts of the conversation and negotiations reproduced feelings that real negotiators have. So I learned how very challenging this type of negotiations must be, particularly for people working in a language in which they are not necessarily comfortable.

I think it’s a very effective way of communicating the scale of complexity in terms of trade offs, geopolitical tensions, environmental pressures, etc. that all factor into decision making within a global system.

I thought the whole experience was engaging – the videos were fantastic, the material spot on and sometimes scarily close to reality!

I think, indirectly, it helps me, a partner in the CASCADES project, to think of how to visualize interconnections in a simplified format. Also made me think of the EU Green Deal and its implications, necessary for my CASCADES work.

I’d love to do it in person! I learned more about the subject matter (raw materials) than about science-policy interfaces, but I think that comes to down to the fact that I study them. It did make me reflect about political windows of opportunity and how the tide can change for diplomats/delegats and then how you have to compromise more or work harder to get your position front and centre. You maybe even have to make some unlikely allies! Interesting! Gives me hope that powerful interests can be curbed with the right amount of political will and pressure.