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| ==== Marine CoLAB - January 2016 ==== | ==== Marine CoLAB - January 2016 ==== |
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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 [[#people_oceans|values]] connecting people and the ocean. The group continued working on the vision, [[workshop 20160121#mission|mission]] and strategy of Marine CoLAB through the [[workshop 20160121#values_based_approach|lens]] of values and systems change. As part of the strategy conversation, the group specifically focused on examining the [[workshop 20160121#the_lab_approach|LAB approach]], including the [[workshop 20160121#action_research_cycle|action research cycle]] as a possible framework for a learning lab. In the afternoon the scope and roles of the [[workshop 20160121#marcolab_incubator|MarCoLAB Incubator]] were further clarified. The day ended with an update from the [[workshop 20160121#incubatorsupb|London SUP-B Free]] project. Finally, plans for the [[workshop 20160121#upcoming_workshops|upcoming 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 |
| 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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| Distilled from personal stories of the participants, illustrated with an object or image: | Distilled from personal stories of the participants, illustrated with an object or image: |
| - Giles; fishing boat, evolutionary adaptation to living in canoes, oily skins, women with large lungs, "living like seals" book; Spidrift, Peter Reason | * Giles; fishing boat, evolutionary adaptation to living in canoes, oily skins, women with large lungs, "living like seals" book; Spidrift, Peter Reason |
| - Louisa; turner inspired seascape; sense of awe, aesthetic response, power, viewing form the land | * Louisa; turner inspired seascape; sense of awe, aesthetic response, power, viewing form the land |
| - Andrew; vast blue grey, endless horizon, vastness, seascape, experience of immensity, issues "big for individuals, small for the ocean (as totality) | * Andrew; vast blue grey, endless horizon, vastness, seascape, experience of immensity, issues "big for individuals, small for the ocean (as totality) |
| - Sandy; mug which says "save the ocean' on the side, fish made from finger prints, with space for the holder's fingerprints, work on trying to stop fishing in protected sites, legal tools which make the "system work", conservation and fishing working together, connecting people to create a shared value of the ocean, fishermen, regulators, public, photo of Tim [name?] | * Sandy; mug which says "save the ocean' on the side, fish made from finger prints, with space for the holder's fingerprints, work on trying to stop fishing in protected sites, legal tools which make the "system work", conservation and fishing working together, connecting people to create a shared value of the ocean, fishermen, regulators, public, photo of Tim [name?] |
| - Amy; Inuit carving of a seal, challenges of seal hunting as tradition practice of Inuit, disconnect between environment and consumption. working with conflicting and divergent values (set to the music of Tanya Tagaq) | * Amy; Inuit carving of a seal, challenges of seal hunting as tradition practice of Inuit, disconnect between environment and consumption. working with conflicting and divergent values (set to the music of Tanya Tagaq) |
| - Mirella; a beach pebble from when she moved from London to live by the sea as a child, sound of the sea, waves over stones, shingles, background noise, a small stone as a connection to something that is bigger, more turbulent, powerful than the 'everyday'. what is the equivalent of 'finding a pebble in the pocket' for people? | * Mirella; a beach pebble from when she moved from London to live by the sea as a child, sound of the sea, waves over stones, shingles, background noise, a small stone as a connection to something that is bigger, more turbulent, powerful than the 'everyday'. what is the equivalent of 'finding a pebble in the pocket' for people? |
| - Aniol; plastic octopus, the time as a child when he made an octopus farm during his holidays on costa brava, dropping building bricks at 3~4 metres depth as a place for octopuses to live. snorkelling. | * Aniol; octopus farm, the time as a child when he made an octopus farm during his holidays on costa brava, dropping building bricks at 3~4 metres depth as a place for octopuses to live. snorkelling. |
| - Sarah; photo from her kitchen table, a family holiday on the southern Turkish coast, near a Roman port, sand spit and a place for turtle nesting, and now a protected area for turtles which has increased its level of tourism. people in completely different attire and stages of life (from tiny bikinis to full burkas, the young and energetic, the frail and old). There have been more people in space than have crossed the pacific alone. | * Sarah; photo from her kitchen table, a family holiday on the southern Turkish coast, near a Roman port, sand spit and a place for turtle nesting, and now a protected area for turtles which has increased its level of tourism. people in completely different attire and stages of life (from tiny bikinis to full burkas, the young and energetic, the frail and old). There have been more people in space than have crossed the pacific alone. |
| - Manuel; sea as psychological comfort, something he misses in London having grown up on the coast, something ineffable. | * Manuel; sea as psychological comfort, something he misses in London having grown up on the coast, something ineffable. |
| - Sue; a photo of her sitting in a rock pool as a child, transition from the grass veld to coast, they travelled up to 12 hours to get to the coast for holidays. open ended discussions are often the best ways of making a connection with someone around shared values on the coast, whether a fishing port in Cornwall or beach in Sri Lanka | * Sue; a photo of her sitting in a rock pool as a child, transition from the grass veld to coast, they travelled up to 12 hours to get to the coast for holidays. open ended discussions are often the best ways of making a connection with someone around shared values on the coast, whether a fishing port in Cornwall or beach in Sri Lanka |
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| * Has Marine CoLAB had an effect on particular projects or initiatives that you are involved in? If so, which ones and how? | * Has Marine CoLAB had an effect on particular projects or initiatives that you are involved in? If so, which ones and how? |
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| ( ( ( some quotes ) ) ) | A few responses... |
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| | "It has given me the space to stop and think about all my work from a distance and with a different perspective; to explore ideas or concepts which I would not otherwise have the time to consider; to share and improve ideas with like minded people and to meet people that are strategically compatible" |
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| | "This is genuinely the cutting-edge of social change and I cannot stress enough what a unique opportunity this is." |
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| | "space to think and experiment with different ways of thinking, opened my mind to new ways of thinking (and) learning from others" |
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| | "The COLAB has provided new ideas, evidence, contacts, etc to challenge and stimulate my work. Further, it has also made me think about new ideas beyond a professional level. The COLAB partners provide new context to examine issues and are a great network." |
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| | "It has grown my professional network and expanded my horizons and helped me link local to global ideas & solutions." |
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| | "Personally, it has helped me realise that my ideas are valid and my way of thinking is creative and solutions based. My confidence has grown. I also feel privileged to be considered a useful member of this inspiring group of people." |
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| ==== Mission ==== | ==== Mission ==== |
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| The action research cycle consists of four elements: | The action research cycle consists of four elements: |
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| | {{:marine_colab:research-action-cycle.gif?nolink&300 |}} |
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| * **Questions and knowledge**: What questions are you trying to address? What theories and practice already exist that might help us address these questions? //For Marine CoLAB: What are the questions the lab holds? How to create change through values? We could take multiple approaches, drawing for us and others. Where are the gaps in our knowledge? What do we need to skill up?// | * **Questions and knowledge**: What questions are you trying to address? What theories and practice already exist that might help us address these questions? //For Marine CoLAB: What are the questions the lab holds? How to create change through values? We could take multiple approaches, drawing for us and others. Where are the gaps in our knowledge? What do we need to skill up?// |
| * **Observe and Reflect**: What insights do you now have about your questions? What have we learnt? //How do we learn? This is still the weakest link for Marine CoLAB, it needs more emphasis on 'observing and reflecting’, in order to understand how can Marine CoLAB could exist in it's own right, to become self sufficient and to design better projects. How do we evaluate projects and activities of the LAB and the CoLAB itself?// | * **Observe and Reflect**: What insights do you now have about your questions? What have we learnt? //How do we learn? This is still the weakest link for Marine CoLAB, it needs more emphasis on 'observing and reflecting’, in order to understand how can Marine CoLAB could exist in it's own right, to become self sufficient and to design better projects. How do we evaluate projects and activities of the LAB and the CoLAB itself?// |
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| Before coming up with a plan for 2016 and a longer term strategy for Marine CoLAB in 2017 and beyond, the action research cycle could be used to evaluate the open questions, which can be tackled in the Marine CoLAB sessions in February and March, which will focus on **how will we operationalise the LAB**. | Before coming up with a plan for 2016 and a longer term strategy for Marine CoLAB in 2017 and beyond, the action research cycle could be used to evaluate the open questions, which can be tackled in the Marine CoLAB sessions in February and March, which will focus on **how will we operationalise the LAB**. |
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| ==== Upcoming meetings ==== | ==== Upcoming workshops ==== |
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| In 2015 the Marine CoLAB focused on establishing and enabling the collaboration. In 2016 the aim is to start "doing it (the lab, the experiments)", to learn what the Marine CoLAB could be like in practice. CGF would like the group to start piloting what they’ve been talking about. In order to do that a 'proto-draft' infrastructure/architecture/operating/business model needs to be designed and implemented (as an experiment) to enable quickly making decisions. This would be evaluated throughout 2016 through frameworks, analysis of the overall approach etc. | In 2015 the Marine CoLAB focused on establishing and enabling the collaboration. In 2016 the aim is to start "doing it (the lab, the experiments)", to learn what the Marine CoLAB could be like in practice. CGF would like the group to start piloting what they’ve been talking about. In order to do that a 'proto-draft' infrastructure/architecture/operating/business model needs to be designed and implemented (as an experiment) to enable quickly making decisions. This would be evaluated throughout 2016 through frameworks, analysis of the overall approach etc. |
| (before the next workshop) | (before the next workshop) |
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| * Giles and Aniol: group the existing [[action_research_questions|questions]], particularly ones focusing on planning and strategy. Aniol will send an email to everyone about the agenda. | * Giles and Aniol: group the existing [[action_research_questions|questions]], particularly ones focusing on planning and strategy. Aniol will send an email to everyone about the information that needs to be compiled before the workshop. |
| * All: send a list of outcomes (5?), proposed activities for 2016, ideas for operations and reflection. | * All: Reply to requests from Vali, Giles and Aniol in a timely fashion, to help streamline the process |
| * Vali: assist with creating and finalising the agenda before the 11th of February. | * Vali: assist with creating and finalising the agenda before the 11th of February. |
| * Louisa: find out if the consultant will be involved in this and/or the March workshops, and what the scope of their involvement will be in creating the business plan for Marine CoLAB. | * Louisa: find out if the consultant will be involved in this and/or the March workshops, and what the scope of their involvement will be in creating the business plan for Marine CoLAB. |
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