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- | ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 ==== | + | ===== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - September 2015 ===== |
The main purpose of the Lisbon session is to strengthen the sense of direction and shared values for the [[start|Marine CoLAB]]. There will also be several opportunities to extend the community by building connections with Portugese marine NGOs. On Thursday (23/09) we will have a full day for a Marine CoLAB session. On Wednesday you will have the chance to jointly decide on the content, format and desired outcomes of this session, in line with the broader Marine CoLAB goal of communicating the value of the oceans. We invite you to think about what you would like to get out of this opportunity both individually and collectively: | The main purpose of the Lisbon session is to strengthen the sense of direction and shared values for the [[start|Marine CoLAB]]. There will also be several opportunities to extend the community by building connections with Portugese marine NGOs. On Thursday (23/09) we will have a full day for a Marine CoLAB session. On Wednesday you will have the chance to jointly decide on the content, format and desired outcomes of this session, in line with the broader Marine CoLAB goal of communicating the value of the oceans. We invite you to think about what you would like to get out of this opportunity both individually and collectively: | ||
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Photographs of the Lisbon trip can be found at https:// | Photographs of the Lisbon trip can be found at https:// | ||
- | A field trip to Portugal | + | A field trip to Portugal |
The first session in the lighthouse of Nazare introduced the participants to the Portugese marine conservation context, as well as 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. | The first session in the lighthouse of Nazare introduced the participants to the Portugese marine conservation context, as well as 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. | ||
- | === Portugese Context === | + | ==== Portugese Context |
- | Catarina Grillo welcomed Marine CoLAB and described the context within which the Gulbenkian Oceans initiative (GOI) operates. She talked about the importance of the blue economy, in a country suffering from the economic crisis and decrease of investment, including connecting to European maritime and fisheries funds. GOI is specifically focusing on the value of marine ecosystem services, and connecting social and natural sciences. They work with a range of organisations, | + | Catarina Grillo welcomed Marine CoLAB and described the context within which the Gulbenkian Oceans initiative (GOI) operates. She talked about the importance of the blue economy, in a country suffering from the economic crisis and decrease of investment, including connecting to European maritime and fisheries funds. GOI is specifically focusing on the value of marine ecosystem services, and connecting social and natural sciences. They work with a range of organisations, |
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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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Marine CoLAB reflections after the field trip: | 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, | + | * 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. | * 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. | * Challenges in the Portugese and UK sector are similar. Marine CoLAB could offer mentoring to the Portugese sector, in order to encourage leapfrogging. | ||
- | ==== Lab Session 2015-09-23 ==== | + | ===== Lab Session 2015-09-23 |
Co-creating the agenda: | Co-creating the agenda: | ||
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09:30 - 10:30 Check-in; reflection on field-trip, agenda design | 09:30 - 10:30 Check-in; reflection on field-trip, agenda design | ||
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16:25 - 16:30 Check out, final reflections and thank yous | 16:25 - 16:30 Check out, final reflections and thank yous | ||
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* plastics | * plastics | ||
* discussed in detail later | * discussed in detail later | ||
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* scanning network - areas of high change potential ( http:// | * scanning network - areas of high change potential ( http:// | ||
* diverting & accessing EU funds | * diverting & accessing EU funds | ||
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+ | === Plastics experiment=== | ||
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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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