The Field Guide - Session One: Culture, Community, Pride, Change

Using culture as a tool for place-based transformationWhat is it?
This is the foundation day for the whole series.It introduces intoBodmin's core framework: Culture = Community = Pride = Change. The day explores how everyday culture, shared experience and local identity can help build stronger communities, deeper belonging and more confident places.
Participants will use the Field Guide to map how their own activities, spaces or projects can create connection, strengthen community and contribute to long-term change.Who is it for?
This day is for:Community organisations and CICs
Town and parish councils
Cultural organisations and venues
Local authority officers
Funders and place-based partnerships
Artists, producers and facilitators
Trustees, directors and community leaders
Anyone trying to make change happen in a placeWhat will we cover?What we mean by culture beyond "the arts"
Why shared experiences build identity and belonging
How connection leads to confidence, pride and action
The intoBodmin story and what we have learned from Bodmin
How to use the Change Framework as a planning and evaluation tool
How to describe social value in a way that feels human and grounded
How to move from activity to impact without losing the storyWhat will you take away?Participants will leave with:A clear understanding of the Field Guide's core framework
A draft theory of change for their own project, place or organisation
A practical way to explain how their work creates social value
A copy of the Field Guide
Tool templates to use with their own team, board or community
Greater confidence in talking about culture as a driver of change