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- | ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 ==== | + | ===== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 ===== |
- | The main purpose of the Lisbon session | + | The main purpose of the Lisbon session |
* How will you build on the work and relationships developed up to now? | * How will you build on the work and relationships developed up to now? | ||
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* How will you know that you have achieved it? | * How will you know that you have achieved it? | ||
* How will you organise yourselves in order to achieve it? | * How will you organise yourselves in order to achieve it? | ||
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- | various photographs | + | Photographs of the Lisbon trip can be found at https:// |
- | ====Notes 2015-09-23==== | + | A field trip to Portugal could seem as a luxury, but spending time together as a team in a different context can be essential for bringing the group closer together and advancing the vision and specific projects. Being with each other in formal sessions, on the bus and socialising before and after the sessions allowed the participants to get to know each other in a range of situations and hear about different aspects of their work and life. |
- | (a proposed agenda) | + | The first session in the lighthouse of Nazare introduced the participants to the Portugese marine conservation context. It provided time to think about what the participants wanted to achieve as Marine CoLAB in general, as well as specifically discuss what the purpose of the Lab sessions on Thursday would be. |
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+ | ==== Portugese Context ==== | ||
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+ | Catarina Grillo welcomed Marine CoLAB and described the context within which the Gulbenkian Oceans initiative | ||
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+ | The sector began with a need to get a seat on the table on the common fisheries policy. Now there is a bigger group of marine biologists who essentially do everything themselves. In the UK, the sector grew exponentially in the last 10-15 years. The main difference is in the growth of the support services (fundraising, | ||
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+ | During the field trip to Peniche, the participants had a chance to meet four partner organisations of the Gulbenkian Oceans Initiative and hear the stories of their current projects: | ||
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+ | From the visit to Lisbon' | ||
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+ | Marine CoLAB reflections after the field trip: | ||
+ | * Good to exchange with Portugese NGOs in their ' | ||
+ | * Disconnect: realisation that even though the Portugese sector is small, it is still quite disconnected. The participants emphasized the value of exchange and connection between the NGOs, between the fishermen and the communities, | ||
+ | * Realisation that a more holistic values based approach might help to bring marine issues closer to people who don’t understand or don’t care. | ||
+ | * Challenges in the Portugese and UK sector are similar. Marine CoLAB could offer mentoring to the Portugese sector, in order to encourage leapfrogging. | ||
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+ | ===== Lab Session 2015-09-23 ===== | ||
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+ | Co-creating the agenda: | ||
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+ | From the brainstorming about what the participants wanted to achieve in Lisbon, we distilled the following objectives for the Lisbon LAB sessions: | ||
- | (an exploration | + | 1. Direction: Clarify the mission and vision |
- | {{>http:// | + | * Design a sketch for a mission statement: See notes {{:marine_colab:marine-colab_notes-mission-statement_gb.pdf|here}} |
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+ | * Create a project pipeline (existing experiments, | ||
+ | * Have a detailed project planning session for the Plastics experiment | ||
- | ====Notes 2015-09-24==== | + | 3. Melting pot: look at Marine CoLAB as a long term collaboration (platform, network, think tank…) |
+ | * Discuss the value of Marine CoLAB beyond individual projects (opportunities, | ||
+ | The LAB sessions should include conversations about "the Big Picture" | ||
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+ | Co-creating the mission statement: | ||
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+ | ===== Lab Session 2015-09-24 ===== | ||
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+ | === Agenda === | ||
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+ | 09:30 - 10:30 Check-in; reflection on field-trip, agenda design | ||
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+ | 10:30 - 11:30 Incubator project pipeline (existing and individual projects). Outcome: list of projects, decision: continue, postpone, abandon. | ||
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+ | 11:30 - 12:45 Plastics experiment: plan, roles and responsibilities, | ||
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+ | 12:45 - 13:30 Lunch | ||
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+ | 13:30 - 14:10 Movie screening on Community Voices Method (Sue Ranger), discussion | ||
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+ | 14:10 - 15:00 Melting pot: reflections on the connections between mission and projects; Marine CoLAB MO (non-project specific); Outcome: agreement on refined vision | ||
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+ | 15:00 - 15:45 Next steps, action points and agenda for November | ||
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+ | 15:45 - 16:25 Finalising plastics plan (added after lunch) | ||
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+ | 16:25 - 16:30 Check out, final reflections and thank yous | ||
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+ | ====Current projects/ | ||
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+ | * [[a_sea_change|Plastics experiment]] -> most developed experiment so far | ||
+ | * discussed in detail during later sessions. See notes in the next section below | ||
+ | * [[transparency_experiment|Transparency of Marine Industries]] -> potential as longer term project | ||
+ | * possibly linking plastics & transparency | ||
+ | * use transparency mapping / data collection as a tool/ | ||
+ | * toward keeping corporate entities responsible for behaviour (embargo, legal, consumer, etc+) | ||
+ | * monitoring & exposing bad practice | ||
+ | * [[Value Added Marine Conservation]] (related: [[valuing what matters experiment|Valuing what matters]]) | ||
+ | * how do we communicate about the environment? | ||
+ | * from issue centric to a values based approach | ||
+ | * in developing trade off analysis -> lacking sufficient data, market centred, benefits often not apparent in market terms | ||
+ | * exploration of shared values, what values are in common across different stakeholders, | ||
+ | * communication -> from issue centric to values based) | ||
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+ | * [[game_on_experiment|Game On!]] -> potential as a longer term project | ||
+ | * would be great to develop, seems like a good time to work on it | ||
+ | * needs bigger team, perhaps focus by using transparency initiative, or issues around plastics | ||
+ | * could provide an opportunity to test ' | ||
+ | * pilot project to bring together a group of kids/ | ||
+ | * e.g. ZSL anti poaching add-on to minecraft, angry birds pangolin. | ||
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+ | ==Related projects by Marine CoLAB partners== | ||
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+ | * Marine safe (NEF) | ||
+ | * Blue new deal (NEF) | ||
+ | * Coastal partnership network | ||
+ | * River academy (Thames estuary) | ||
+ | * Community voice method (MCS) | ||
+ | * Beach watch / Fishonline (MCS) | ||
+ | * project ocean (ZSL) | ||
+ | * Ocean optimism (ZSL) | ||
+ | * Sustainable seafood coalition (client earth) | ||
+ | * Stopping fishing in protected sites (client earth) | ||
+ | * Emerging issues in the marine environment (F4F) | ||
+ | * Scanning network - areas of high change potential ( http:// | ||
+ | * Diverting & accessing EU funds | ||
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(larger image can be found [[http:// | (larger image can be found [[http:// | ||
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+ | === Plastics experiment=== | ||
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+ | Plastic is an extremely useful material. It is light, cheap to produce and very durable, but these strengths are also its weaknesses, particularly when it ends up in the sea. Plastic pollution is recognised as one of the most significant and growing threats to ocean health. Eight to 13 million tonnes of plastic go into the ocean every year and by 2050 it is estimated humanity will have produced 33 billion tonnes of which 10-15% will be in the ocean. The problem is pervasive, with every part of the ocean now affected, negatively impacting people, the environment and the economy. | ||
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+ | A variety of solutions are emerging, but the issues are complex and a systemic approach is needed targeting values, behaviour, design, policies and systems in/for industry, government and the general public to create significant, | ||
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+ | Our goal is develop, implement and assess the impact of an innovative London-wide campaign to make London single-use-plastic-water-bottle free, seeking change through a holistic and multi-targeted approach. Using the simple symbol of a plastic water bottle, we aim to connect people to the ocean and change their perceptions, | ||
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+ | We will tackle local mechanisms to reduce plastic pollution entering the ocean from London that can be replicated globally. Our approaches aim to catalyse transformational changes in the way oceans are perceived resulting in a more socially and environmentally sustainable society. We tackle this as a collaboration of 9 NGOs working closely with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The project team has relevant expertise and networks and is focused on a solution-based approach. This complex and big idea has an experimental element with risks involved, but we believe we can catalyse broad-scale change. | ||
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+ | A campaign to reduce the use of single-use plastic water bottles in London would create a strong iconic focus and clear agency for individual/ | ||
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+ | Marine plastic pollution is a global problem needing locally appropriate solutions. Innovation is increasingly happening at a city level and is often competitive. This project enables London to lead on what could be replicated in cities worldwide and build on its global position in business, media, innovation, design, culture and sport. At the heart of London lies the iconic, tidal river Thames – an actual, historical and metaphorical connector of the city to the sea. This means we have an opportunity to connect plastic litter on London streets to an ocean issue – in one of the world’s leading cities. | ||
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+ | The concept emerged from a series of Marine CoLABoration discussions exploring the critical issues facing the ocean, levers for change, and how/where LAB members should focus their expertise and networks to deliver step-change, | ||
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+ | For more information see [[[[a_sea_change|" | ||
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+ | ==== Melting pot ==== | ||
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(larger image can be found [[http:// | (larger image can be found [[http:// | ||
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+ | ==== Next Steps ==== | ||
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+ | Action points with specific deadlines: | ||
+ | * Monday, 28th September: Submit plastics funding application to Oak. Heather to co-ordinate, | ||
+ | * Next week: Find a new date for the November meeting. Louisa to setup a doodle poll, all to respond ASAP | ||
+ | * Next week: Make Vox pops on the value of Marine CoLAB for the participants, | ||
+ | * In two weeks: Marine CoLAB mission statement drafted. Giles to initiate, send first draft to marine-colab@fo.am, | ||
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+ | Action points before the next meeting: | ||
+ | * Map Marine CoLAB Networks. All to send to marine-colab@fo.am: | ||
+ | * Value-based approach: Sue to prepare a session for November | ||
+ | * Games: Collect views and knowledge on games. All to send what they think and know to marine-colab@fo.am. Sandy to collate. | ||
+ | * Projects: Send 1 pagers on projects by participants to marine-colab@fo.am. Aniol to collate. Each description should include answers to the following questions: | ||
+ | * What is the project (elevator pitch)? | ||
+ | * Why is it relevant to Marine CoLAB (what can it offer)? | ||
+ | * What does it need from Marine CoLAB? | ||
+ | * Research into global collaboration platforms. Giles to share, all to test. | ||
+ | * The Future of Marine CoLAB: Think about what you would like to happen (LAB sessions, working groups, projects, network, etc. , what resources might be needed, etc. | ||
+ | * Decide on dinner speaker(s): Louisa to co-ordinate. | ||
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+ | Towards an agenda for the next workshop | ||
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+ | * Transparency (and other ways of holding companies accountable) | ||
+ | * Values based approach (Sue) | ||
+ | * Incubator / project pipeline: | ||
+ | * Game on: how to proceed (Sandy) | ||
+ | * Plastics work session (Heather) | ||
+ | * Review collected project ideas (Aniol) | ||
+ | * Future of Marine CoLAB (for 2016 and beyond). | ||
+ | * This information is needed to allocate funds from the gulbenkian budget in 2016 - They need to know what will happen with marine CoLAB, how it will develop, what LAB sessions might happen, what resources are needed etc. Louisa to structure the session. | ||
+ | * Dinner speaker(s) (e.g. SIX?) | ||
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+ | === Reflection on the Lisbon trip === | ||
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+ | * The participants are grateful for the whole experience, which they feel has brought them further quicker than in one-day workshops and has forged stronger bonds between the participants. | ||
+ | * Informal socialising and time to have in-depth conversations is much appreciated. The time on the bus allowed the participants to talk to each other at length outside of the formal sessions. Breakfasts, dinners, taxi rides, walks between places had a similar effect of social exchange and bonding. | ||
+ | * Being outside by the ocean that everyone cares about has provided a boost of energy and an emotional connection to what marine CoLAB is really about. | ||
+ | * Having LAB sessions in different environments (e.g. the lighthouse fortress) helps with reframing and distilling what’s important | ||
+ | * The value of different types of shared experience (e.g. Oceanario, the underwater forest exhibition) allows the participants to reflect on their own practice and Marine CoLAB as a whole. It reminded the participants how important it can be to be patient. | ||
+ | * Vali Lalioti' | ||
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