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# Observations from the field.

Ideas, questions and perspectives from a connected practice.

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THE JOURNAL

## Notes from the practice.

Observations and ideas from the people working on the ground.

[![Saltmarsh channels and a boardwalk in the demo landscape](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/coast.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=coast.jpg)](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/environmental-questions-at-design-workshops?hsLang=en)8 September 2026

### [Making environmental questions part of the design workshop](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/environmental-questions-at-design-workshops?hsLang=en)

Bring constraints, opportunities and unanswered questions into the same project discussion.

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[![Two fictional field specialists reviewing a tablet](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/field-team.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=field-team.jpg)](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/keeping-field-notes-useful?hsLang=en)8 September 2026

### [Keeping field notes useful beyond the site visit](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/keeping-field-notes-useful?hsLang=en)

Good handovers make observations understandable to colleagues who were not there.

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[![An illustrative riverside mill site](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/fieldwork/images/demo/brownfield.jpg?width=800&height=500&name=brownfield.jpg)](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/a-useful-first-site-conversation?hsLang=en)8 September 2026

### [What makes a useful first site conversation?](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/fieldwork-journal/a-useful-first-site-conversation?hsLang=en)

Start with the decision, the information you have and the people who need to use the findings.

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### Site briefing checklist

A structured note to prepare for a first project conversation.

September 2026[Open document](https://fieldwork.hoplyy.com/resources/site-briefing-guide?hsLang=en)

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### Working with our practice

How we agree scope, coordinate specialists and share findings.

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### Fieldwork theme setup guide

Set up your site, add content and understand the included modules.

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