GCRF-CDT – How to develop plan B

Workshop leader: Dr Sabina Strachan – Sabina is a partnership developer, collaboration expert and entrepreneur who founded
how2glu in 2018, a consultancy and training provider that helps people work together
better to achieve greater impacts

In this participative workshop will help you to identify key outcomes and objectives of your

research and map out realistic and achievable alternative routes to achieving them.
Our focus will be on how you can re-plan activities that will achieve those intended
outcomes and explore problem-solving skills and flexible approaches that will help you
adapt to change.
We will work through a number of glucard TM brainstorming, planning, problem-solving
and optioneering tools which you will be able to refine, adapt and review for use
throughout your PhD. Sabina will graphically illustrate concepts and demonstrate tools by
sharing live visualisations.
We will use real examples and processes that are accessible, visual and hands on and
mindful of the present context. The format will enable small group/pair discussion and
peer learning.
The workshop will help free your creative thinking by getting draft strategies down on
paper, give you practical tools and tangible examples, and grow your capabilities and
confidence to take actions forward.