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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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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 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. | ||
- | 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. 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. |
==== Portugese Context ==== | ==== Portugese Context ==== | ||
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1. Direction: Clarify the mission and vision of Marine CoLAB | 1. Direction: Clarify the mission and vision of Marine CoLAB | ||
- | * Design a sketch for a mission statement | + | * Design a sketch for a mission statement: See notes {{: |
2. Incubator for (short-term) experiments/ | 2. Incubator for (short-term) experiments/ | ||
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The LAB sessions should include conversations about "the Big Picture" | The LAB sessions should include conversations about "the Big Picture" | ||
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Co-creating the mission statement: | Co-creating the mission statement: | ||
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===== Lab Session 2015-09-24 ===== | ===== Lab Session 2015-09-24 ===== | ||
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=== Plastics experiment=== | === 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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(larger image can be found [[http:// | (larger image can be found [[http:// | ||
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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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==== Melting pot ==== | ==== Melting pot ==== | ||
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* Next week: Find a new date for the November meeting. Louisa to setup a doodle poll, all to respond ASAP | * 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, | * 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, | + | * In two weeks: Marine CoLAB mission statement drafted. Giles to initiate, send first draft to marine-colab@fo.am, |
Action points before the next meeting: | Action points before the next meeting: | ||
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* Having LAB sessions in different environments (e.g. the lighthouse fortress) helps with reframing and distilling what’s important | * 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. | * 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' | ||