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 ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - January 2015 ===== ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - January 2015 =====
  
 +On 15th of January 2015 a group of 16 people came together at the Gulbenkian Foundation in London for a day of co-creating a range of scenarios for [[start|Marine CoLABoration.]] 
 +The aim of the workshop was for the participants to get to know each other as creative individuals and to glimpse shared vision(s) for the initiative.
  
-On 15th of January 2015 a group of 16 people came together at the Gulbenkian Foundation in London for a day of co-creating a range of scenarios for Marine CoLABoration. The aim of the workshop was for the participants to get to know each other as creative individuals and to glimpse shared vision(s) for the initiative. +Looking at the oceans surfaces many 'big' problems, which often need multiple perspectives to incite meaningful change. The workshop explored the nature of value, economic and social assumptions which impact the importance and complexity of the issues involved. Scenarios were developed which explored more sustainable economic and governance systems as the world experiences further effects of climate change.
  
 +Photos from the workshop can be found at https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/sets/72157650383972831
  
 ====Participants==== ====Participants====
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 Facilitators: Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti Facilitators: Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti
  
- +{{>http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16139787949/in/set-72157650383972831}} \\
-{{>https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16139787949/in/set-72157650383972831}} \\+
  
  
 ====Core question==== ====Core question====
  
-**"How could the Marine CoLABoration change the world?"** +**"How could the Marine CoLABoration change the world?"** (with [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16300494966/in/set-72157650383972831|further questions]] considered)
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-{{>https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16300494966/in/set-72157650383972831}}\\+
  
 ==== Framing ==== ==== Framing ====
  
-Valuing the Oceans / Marine CoLABoration takes on a lab-approach - it is participatory and co-creative focussing on iterative cycles, experimentation and connections. Looking at oceans surfaces many 'big' problems, which need multiple perspectives to incite meaningful change. The participants in Marine CoLABoration have therefore diverse backgrounds and areas of interest. +Valuing the Oceans / Marine CoLABoration takes on a lab-approach - it is participatory and co-creative focussing on iterative cycles, experimentation and connections. Looking at oceans surfaces many 'big' problems, which need multiple perspectives to incite meaningful change. The participants in Marine CoLABoration are therefore from diverse backgrounds and areas of interest. 
  
 (further details of the [[workshop_201501_framing|framing]] by Maja Kuzmanovic) (further details of the [[workshop_201501_framing|framing]] by Maja Kuzmanovic)
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 ====Worldchanging==== ====Worldchanging====
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 Think of a situation in which you felt able to change the world. What did you do? How did you feel? What resources did you have at your disposal? Think of a situation in which you felt able to change the world. What did you do? How did you feel? What resources did you have at your disposal?
  
-Worldchanging actions +Worldchanging **actions** described included; finding and seizing opportunities, being able to respond to serendipity, Thinking pro-actively and strategically, Understanding, Finding and analysing evidence, reframing existing problems, refreshing, restart, collaborating with others, Trust, Engagement, Reward, Share, defying authority if necessary when beliefs or actions are challenged.
-  * Seize opportunity +
-  * Respond to serendipity +
-  * Think pro-actively and strategically +
-  * Understand +
-  * Find evidence +
-  * Reframe, refresh, restart +
-  * Collaborate +
-  * Trust +
-  * Engage +
-  * Reward +
-  * Share +
-  * Defy authority, if necessary+
  
-Worldchanging emotions +Worldchanging **emotions** described included; Excitement, Inspiration, (Self)reward, Frustration transformed into elation, Energy, Passion, Pride, Freedom, Exhaustion and Happiness.
-  * Excitement +
-  * Inspiration +
-  * (Self)reward +
-  * Frustration transformed into elation +
-  * Energy +
-  * Passion +
-  * Pride +
-  * Freedom +
-  * Exhaustion +
-  * Happiness +
- +
-Worldchanging resources +
-  * Connections +
-  * Networks +
-  * Time +
-  * Shared cause +
-  * Safety net (family, friends, financial stability) +
-  * Capacity +
-  * Entrepreneurship +
-  * Enthusiastic youth+
  
 +Worldchanging **resources** described included; existing social/professional connections, Networks, Time, Shared cause, The availability of a safety net (family, friends, financial stability), the capacity and willingness to change, Entrepreneurship, working with enthusiastic youth.
  
  
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 What do we **know** about valuing the oceans? What do we **know** about valuing the oceans?
  
-Value is extrinsic and intrinsic. +  * Value can be extrinsic or intrinsic. 
- +  * Oceans are living ecosystems  
-Oceans are living eco-systems  +    * The planet won’t function as it currently does without oceans 
-  * The planet won’t function as it does without oceans +    * Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer, regulating climate and global distribution of heat and rain 
-  * Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer +    * Oceans have a significant biomass and are essential for many nutrient cycles [(cn>citation needed)] 
-  * Oceans have a significant biomass and therefore affects gravity +    * The physical mass of the oceans has an effect on Earth's gravity 
-  * Oceans are essential for many nutrient cycles +    * It can take around 40 years from cause to effect [(cn)] 
-  * It takes 40 years from cause to effect +    * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans +    * 50% of O2 generated by oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 50% of O2 generated by oceans +    * 70% of the Earth is oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 70% of the Earth is oceans +    * Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations 
-  * Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations +    * Increasing temperature moves species into different regions 
-  * Increasing temperature moves species to different ranges +  * Threats 
-  * Regulate climate and global distribution of heat +    *  One vessel by MMO to inspect (?) 
- +    *  Areas of the ocean are dead or dying 
-Threats +    *  Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing  [(cn)] 
-  * One vessel by MMO to inspect +    *  There is a risk of acidification 
-  * Areas of the ocean are dead +    *  We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods 
-  * Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing +  * Opportunities 
-  * There is a risk of acidification +    *  Economic value of oceans can be found in food and minerals 
-  * We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelyhoods +    *  Island communities are reliant on shipping 
- +    *  Oceans provide food (security) with much protein; seafood is linked to a healthy diet 
-Opportunities +    *  There is potential for renewable energy generation 
-  * Economic value of oceans can be found in food and minerals +    *  High percentage of global trade is transported on oceans 
-  * Island communities are reliant on shipping +    *  It is possible to harvest resources sustainably 
-  * Oceans provide food (security) with much protein; seafood is linked to a healthy diet +    *  There is a lot of information about the oceans out there 
-  * There is potential for renewable energy generation +  * Intrinsic values 
-  * High percentage of global trade is transported on oceans +    *  Oceans connect to the land/people on beaches 
-  * It is possible to harvest resources sustainably +    *  There is a generational loss of skills, heritage and tradition 
-  * There is a lot of information about the oceans out there +    *  Inspirational and aesthetic value of oceans can be found in art, objects, jewellery, ornaments, monuments 
- +    *  It is hard for humans to live in, off and under the ocean 
-Intrinsic +    *  Most humans experience a fleeting connection with oceans 
-  * Oceans connect to the land/people on beaches +    *  There is a strong spiritual value of oceans for some
-  * There is a generational loss of skills, heritage and tradition +
-  * Inspirational and aesthetic value of oceans can be found in art, objects, jewellery, ornaments, monuments +
-  * It is hard for humans to live in, off and under the ocean +
-  * Most humans experience a fleeting connection with oceans +
-  * There is a strong spiritual value of oceans for some +
- +
  
 What can we **presume** about valuing the oceans? What can we **presume** about valuing the oceans?
  
   * Economics can describe (or ascribe) value for everything   * Economics can describe (or ascribe) value for everything
-  * Once value of oceans is recognised change will happen+  * Once value of oceans is recognised it will produce change
   * Change will not happen without a value shift   * Change will not happen without a value shift
   * Evidence leads to change   * Evidence leads to change
-  * At the moment oceans aren’t valued enough +  * Having the evidence will automatically lead to valuing of oceans  
-  * Value can be universal as well as culturally specific +  * At the moment oceans are not valued enough 
-  * The governance of oceans is ineffective+  * Values can be universal as well as culturally specific 
 +  * The governance of oceans is currently ineffective
   * Policies are implemented   * Policies are implemented
-  * We can cooperate with existing economic an capitalist methods+  * We can cooperate with existing economic and capitalist methods
   * Post-capitalist methods of understanding value are needed to truly value the oceans   * Post-capitalist methods of understanding value are needed to truly value the oceans
-  * Numbers are useful and/or able to be accurate +  * Numbers are useful and/or able to accurately represent value 
-  * There is a relative importance of values +  * There is a relative importance of values which is consistent and knowable
   * Economic valuation can be misused   * Economic valuation can be misused
-  * People care about things that cave value+  * People care about things that have value
   * People are mostly rational   * People are mostly rational
-  * Most productive coastal places are not really so easy to damage or destroy+  * Most productive coastal regions are not particularly easy to destroy
   * We could get more fish/jobs out of the ocean   * We could get more fish/jobs out of the ocean
-  * Having the evidence will automatically lead to valuing of oceans +  * The economic assumption that natural resources are 'infinite'
-  * Resources are infinite+
  
 What is **unknown** about valuing the oceans? What is **unknown** about valuing the oceans?
  
-  * Does the ocean need saving?+  * Does the ocean need saving? 
   * What does 'value' mean?   * What does 'value' mean?
   * What happens if/when we accurately value the ocean?   * What happens if/when we accurately value the ocean?
   * Are there shared value systems which can be communicated?   * Are there shared value systems which can be communicated?
-  * What is the valuation model that superseeds economics (a system of values as a superset of each value)?+  * Is there a valuation model that supersedes economics (a system of values which is a superset of economic and 'other' values)?
   * Does the perfect elevator pitch for valuing the oceans exist?   * Does the perfect elevator pitch for valuing the oceans exist?
   * What is the level of political will?   * What is the level of political will?
   * What is the economic value of the oceans?   * What is the economic value of the oceans?
-  * What are the resources devoted to oceans research?+  * What are the resources currently devoted to oceans research?
   * How will the oceans’ ecology change?   * How will the oceans’ ecology change?
-  * What will be the effect of China on oceans? +  * How will China's rapid industrialisation and resource exploitation effect the oceans? 
-  * What can be the contribution of individuals to saving the oceans?+  * What contribution can individuals make to saving the oceans?
   * How to reconcile incremental and radical change (is it possible to reconcile them at all)?   * How to reconcile incremental and radical change (is it possible to reconcile them at all)?
   * When and where will opportunities arise?   * When and where will opportunities arise?
   * What are the biggest loci for change?   * What are the biggest loci for change?
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 ====Change Drivers==== ====Change Drivers====
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   * Linking marine issues to primary needs   * Linking marine issues to primary needs
   * Public frustration with politics   * Public frustration with politics
-  * Acqua culture = agriculture of the 21st century+  * Aquaculture = agriculture of the 21st century
   * Population growth   * Population growth
   * Growth economy (over exploitation of resources, paradigm of 'growth is good', consumerism, capitalism is the only way, questioning current economic model…)   * Growth economy (over exploitation of resources, paradigm of 'growth is good', consumerism, capitalism is the only way, questioning current economic model…)
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 What are the extreme positions of our scenario logic? What are the extreme positions of our scenario logic?
-  * Growth economy <-> Sustainable ecomony+  * Growth economy <-> Sustainable economy
   * Climate mitigation <-> Climate chaos   * Climate mitigation <-> Climate chaos
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 ====Scenarios==== ====Scenarios====
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   * [[Pollutopia]], where business continues as usual, growth economy continues growing amidst climate chaos.   * [[Pollutopia]], where business continues as usual, growth economy continues growing amidst climate chaos.
   * [[Rescue]] is a world where climate chaos surpassed several tipping points, forcing humanity to redesign our value system and practice sustainable economy in order to survive.   * [[Rescue]] is a world where climate chaos surpassed several tipping points, forcing humanity to redesign our value system and practice sustainable economy in order to survive.
-  * [[Cool Growth]] allows economy to continue growing while focussing all attention to climate change mitigation. +  * [[Cool Growth]] allows economy to continue growing while focusing all attention to climate change mitigation. 
   * [[Imagine]]… is a world where a planetary cultural shift to sustainable economy and climate mitigation is changing the shape of our civilisation and reversing our damage to the planet.    * [[Imagine]]… is a world where a planetary cultural shift to sustainable economy and climate mitigation is changing the shape of our civilisation and reversing our damage to the planet. 
  
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 Marine CoLABoration uses climate mitigation as impetus and reason for better ocean protection. "Defending the climate defender" ([[Cool Growth]]) Marine CoLABoration uses climate mitigation as impetus and reason for better ocean protection. "Defending the climate defender" ([[Cool Growth]])
  
-Marine CoLABoration is a true global collaboration that shares and supports existing and and novel solutions. We provide a connection of ideas and innovations from local to global using established and new partnerships. ([[Imagine]])…+Marine CoLABoration is a true global collaboration that shares and supports existing and novel solutions. We provide a connection of ideas and innovations from local to global using established and new partnerships. ([[Imagine]])… 
  
 +{{>http://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16325221402/in/set-72157650383972831}}\\
  
-{{>https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/16325221402/in/set-72157650383972831}}+====References and notes====
  
 +There are some books and articles on the [[recommended reading]] list.
  
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 +[[:workshop_notes]] 

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