Using PSMs to help develop a Risk Management Plan for a Forest-based Community Venture

Abstract

Hill Holt Wood Ltd is a community controlled social enterprise which aims to run a selfsustaining woodland in Lincolnshire using traditional crafts. It is set up as a business and receives some income by educating children who are excluded from school: the children learn a variety of practical skills and are guided back to education/employment. The paper describes ways in which Problem Structuring Methods were used to help the Board develop a risk management plan for the project.