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| The first [[start|Marine CoLAB]] workshop of 2016 began by deepening the conversation about the values connecting people and the ocean. The group continued working on the vision, mission and strategy of Marine CoLAB through the lens of values and systems change. As part of the strategy conversation, the group specifically focused on examining the LAB approach, including the action research cycle as a possible framework for a learning lab. In the afternoon the scope and roles of the MarCoLAB Incubator were further clarified. The day ended with an update from the London SUP-B Free project. Finally, plans for the upcoming two workshops (in February and March) have been sketched out, focusing on developing a workplan for 2016 and a long term operating and business model for Marine CoLAB. | The first [[start|Marine CoLAB]] workshop of 2016 began by deepening the conversation about the values connecting people and the ocean. The group continued working on the vision, mission and strategy of Marine CoLAB through the lens of values and systems change. As part of the strategy conversation, the group specifically focused on examining the LAB approach, including the action research cycle as a possible framework for a learning lab. In the afternoon the scope and roles of the MarCoLAB Incubator were further clarified. The day ended with an update from the London SUP-B Free project. Finally, plans for the upcoming two workshops (in February and March) have been sketched out, focusing on developing a workplan for 2016 and a long term operating and business model for Marine CoLAB. |
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| Participants: Giles Bristow, Aniol Esteban, Louisa Hooper, Sandy Luk, Andrew Farmer, Amy Pryor, Mirella von Lindenfels, Manuel, Sarah Ridley. Online; Sue Ranger, Heather Koldewey | **Participants**: Giles Bristow, Aniol Esteban, Louisa Hooper, Sandy Luk, Andrew Farmer, Amy Pryor, Mirella von Lindenfels, Manuel, Sarah Ridley. Online; Sue Ranger, Heather Koldewey |
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| Facilitators; Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti | **Facilitators**; Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti |
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| We begin the second year of Marine CoLAB by working through what the participants thought needs improving: | We begin the second year of Marine CoLAB by working through what the participants thought needs improving: |
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| //__Knowing who we are, where we go and how to do it (sustainably, together with our organisations and stakeholders)__// | //Knowing who we are, where we go and how to do it (sustainably, together with our organisations and stakeholders)// |
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| We have begun discussing these questions, but haven’t reached any clear conclusions. The answers to the questions "who are we?" and "where are we going?" (the vision and mission of Marine CoLAB) both include **values connecting people and the ocean** at their core. Shared values, conflicting values, gaps between values and values in need of aligning are all challenges that can be tackled using a **values based approach** which can function as a **lens** to help select, design, communicate and evaluate Marine CoLAB and its activities, as well as being at the heart of a working **theory of change** (TOC) for Marine CoLAB. It hasn’t yet been decided whether there is one or more TOCs in Marine CoLAB, but it was generally agreed that it was important for the TOC to be context specific, in order to enable a diversity of voices. The values based approach should uncover, understand, recognise, align, amplify and enable a range of values that co-exist alongside the currently dominant economic valuing of oceans. This could lead towards a significant values shift and drive the behavioural changes needed to improve the health of oceans. The value shift is an important element of the vision for Marine CoLAB, which would be achieved by applying a lab approach (continuous iterative feedback loops of questioning, experimenting, planing, connecting, etc.) in three focus areas: governance/policy, corporate and public awareness. The lab approach is deeply embedded in the strategy of Marine CoLAB as discussed during the previous workshops. The CoLAB strategy is built on an experimental attitude of continuous exploration and learning. The change-making and change-showing projects designed, enabled and aligned by the MarCoLAB incubator are designed to be tested, replicated and adapted in different contexts. The CoLAB as a whole can be seen as an experiment in itself, as well as a collaborative environment in which to develop experiments to further the CoLAB’s mission. This includes looking at MPAs and marine planning, capacity building, communication, learning and education. There are currently 19 experiments in the MarCoLAB incubator (as documented) some of which are joint projects such as SUPB Free London or Game On, existing initiatives that can benefit from inclusion in the Lab (e.g. Blue New Deal, Common Ground), or project ideas which could become collaborative experiments (e.g. River Academy and Ocean Schools, or Sustainable Fishing in Portugal). | We have begun discussing these questions, but haven’t reached any clear conclusions. The answers to the questions "who are we?" and "where are we going?" (the vision and mission of Marine CoLAB) both include **values connecting people and the ocean** at their core. Shared values, conflicting values, gaps between values and values in need of aligning are all challenges that can be tackled using a **values based approach** which can function as a **lens** to help select, design, communicate and evaluate Marine CoLAB and its activities, as well as being at the heart of a working **theory of change** (TOC) for Marine CoLAB. It hasn’t yet been decided whether there is one or more TOCs in Marine CoLAB, but it was generally agreed that it was important for the TOC to be context specific, in order to enable a diversity of voices. The values based approach should uncover, understand, recognise, align, amplify and enable a range of values that co-exist alongside the currently dominant economic valuing of oceans. This could lead towards a significant values shift and drive the behavioural changes needed to improve the health of oceans. The value shift is an important element of the vision for Marine CoLAB, which would be achieved by applying a lab approach (continuous iterative feedback loops of questioning, experimenting, planing, connecting, etc.) in three focus areas: governance/policy, corporate and public awareness. The lab approach is deeply embedded in the strategy of Marine CoLAB as discussed during the previous workshops. The CoLAB strategy is built on an experimental attitude of continuous exploration and learning. The change-making and change-showing projects designed, enabled and aligned by the MarCoLAB incubator are designed to be tested, replicated and adapted in different contexts. The CoLAB as a whole can be seen as an experiment in itself, as well as a collaborative environment in which to develop experiments to further the CoLAB’s mission. This includes looking at MPAs and marine planning, capacity building, communication, learning and education. There are currently 19 experiments in the MarCoLAB incubator (as documented) some of which are joint projects such as SUPB Free London or Game On, existing initiatives that can benefit from inclusion in the Lab (e.g. Blue New Deal, Common Ground), or project ideas which could become collaborative experiments (e.g. River Academy and Ocean Schools, or Sustainable Fishing in Portugal). |
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