Public action / working method

Field Kit.

Turn a question about a place into a fieldwork plan. Make six decisions below, then build and print your sheet. No account needed.

Build a field sheet

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01 / IssueWhat happened?Describe one issue about a place. Separate what you observed from what you think it means.02 / SourceWhere is it documented?Add a source others can check: a publication, public record or first-hand account.03 / QuestionWhat do you want to ask people?Use an open question that lets people disagree or raise something unexpected.04 / FormatHow will you start the conversation?Choose a format that the people you want to reach can understand and use.05 / PlaceWhere will you meet people?State the real site, route, gathering place or community where the encounter can happen.06 / RecordWhat will be recorded?Plan the records you will keep: dates, observations, responses and permission to share them.

Why this tool exists

Before you go.

This sheet organises a plan. It does not validate your sources or guarantee participation.

One issue

Name the condition you want to investigate.

Check your sources

Keep verified facts separate from interpretation and team accounts.

Meet the people affected

Ask how the issue affects daily life and whether people want to take part.

One clear record

Decide what to preserve: artefacts, counts, responses and limitations.

After the field

After your fieldwork.

Keep dates, places, credits, counts and consented responses. Record unexpected findings and what changed—not only what worked.

Pitch your fieldwork findings Read the Public Experiments method ↗Contact the contributors about Field Kit ↗

Page summary

In brief

We asked

How can I plan fieldwork around a local issue?

What this page shows

Decide what to ask, who to meet, where to go and what to record before you begin.

What’s included A printable fieldwork plan