Beyond the Goldfish Bowl

Beyond the Goldfish Bowl

These resources are from the ‘Beyond the Goldfish Bowl’ project and have been create to support researchers in using creative approaches to broaden understanding and impact.

They were developed by Harriet Hunt in Spring 2024, and funded by the University of Exeter’s Researcher-Led Initiative.

The aim of this project was to create a linked series of three online workshops for people who are interested in using creative approaches but don’t know where to begin, or for anyone who would simply like to learn more. This project’s aims were to:

  • explain how communicating your research creatively can help you understand your findings more deeply,
  • inspire with insights and practical advice from professionals,
  • encourage with step-by-step guidance and illustrations of costs and resources involved, and
  • involve wider communities with activities to broaden research influence and impact.

The foundation of these workshops is simplicity.

Recordings cover

  1. Workshop 1:‘The view from the bridge’ that took place on Wednesday 24th April 10.30 – 12pm. Presenters: Harriet Hunt and Noreen Orr, University of Exeter

2.Workshop 2: ‘In the crow’s nest’ that took place on Tuesday 7th May 2-3.30pm. Presenters: Harriet Hunt and Jo Thompson Coon, University of Exeter.

Part 1

Part 2

3.Workshop 3

‘Into the wild’ that took place on Wednesday 22nd May 10.30 – 12pm

Presenter: Dan Porter, Co-founder of Scriberia.

The workbook that accompanies this series contains assets, references, and exercises from all three workshops as well as a collection of resources developed for this series.

It can be downloaded for free here: Beyond the Goldfish Bowl workbook June 2024

If you’ve enjoyed this workbook or found it useful, do share it with friends and colleagues.

I’d love to hear how you’ve used these resources, or if you have any suggestions. You can fill in this simple form here: https://forms.office.com/e/FEEhZ4QhNP

This series is now finished, but you can get in touch with Harriet Hunt via email at [email protected]

This activity is a Researcher-led Initiative that has been funded by the University of Exeter Researcher Development and Research Culture team.