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ROOT_Solution tool
The ‘solution tool’ allows for detailed study of an identified complex problem and focuses on developing ideas, solutions and collective actions.
Aims of the tool
This tool invites participants to translate care into action. Around an identified core issue, workshop participants can reflect and act through four entry points: 1. Find Out More – Deepen understanding through data, prior knowledge, and different scales. 2. Act Directly – Identify feasible individual or collective actions. 3. Understand via Peer Cooperation Co-create creative or emotional responses through mutual support. 4.Transform – Reconnect with personal skills, local initiatives, and the power of bottom-up change.
Description of the tool
The Solution Tool is a practical and participatory instrument designed to turn a shared problem into concrete and context-sensitive responses. It aims to support groups, schools, NGOs, and youth spaces in moving from reflection to action, helping participants co-create realistic pathways toward change at both individual and collective levels.
The tool follows a hybrid methodology that combines structured inquiry with participatory, non-formal learning methods. It promotes evidence informed, action-oriented, and care centered processes that emphasize collective reflection, cooperation, and creativity. Rather than offering policy prescriptions, the Solution Tool focuses on developing feasible, locally grounded next steps.
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Tool overview
http://toolbox.salto-youth.net/5515
This tool is for
Youngsters between 16-30 Youth facilitators
and addresses
Environment
It is recommended for use in:
Strategic Partnerships
Behind the tool
The tool was created by
ROOT project
The tool was published to the Toolbox by
Julia Nyikos (on 12 March 2026)
and last modified
11 March 2026
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