Participatory approaches for intergovernmental conferences - The Art of Hosting2024-03-29T05:29:43Zhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topics/participatory-approaches-for-intergovernmental-conferences?commentId=4134568%3AComment%3A41637&feed=yes&xn_auth=noScript and newsletter from a…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-06:4134568:Comment:469082011-12-06T12:38:04.056ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>Script and newsletter from a Management Strategic conversation in the Joint Research Center in the European Commission, July 2008.</p>
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<p>Script and newsletter from a Management Strategic conversation in the Joint Research Center in the European Commission, July 2008.</p>
<p></p> With my colleagues in Future…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-12-04:4134568:Comment:457972011-12-04T10:13:06.429ZGeorge Porhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/GeorgePor597
<p>With my colleagues in <a href="http://futureconsiderations.com/" target="_blank">Future Considerations</a>, I co-facilitated the <a href="http://cdkn.org/event/cdkn-action-lab-see-what-happened/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Action Lab</a> of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network, April 3-7 in Oxford. It was a a multi-stakeholder innovation process to develop breakthrough solutions to climate-compatible development in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 180 participants…</p>
<p>With my colleagues in <a href="http://futureconsiderations.com/" target="_blank">Future Considerations</a>, I co-facilitated the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cdkn.org/event/cdkn-action-lab-see-what-happened/" target="_blank">Action Lab</a> of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network, April 3-7 in Oxford. It was a a multi-stakeholder innovation process to develop breakthrough solutions to climate-compatible development in countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 180 participants from government, civil society, academia and business engaged on a one-week innovation process, augmented by use of Open Space, U Process, World Cafe, and online platforms, to develop 20 prototypes of new action. We got raving feedback.</p>
<p>We used that event for prototyping the design and hosting of large-scale, multi-stakeholder meetings on complex challenges. That direction of our work is very inspiring for me because it meets my appetite for bringing my energy to high-impact projects.</p> Here's a harvest, sent to us…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-11-30:4134568:Comment:457532011-11-30T09:23:13.099ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p><em>Here's a harvest, sent to us by Toke Paludan Moeller, of the World as Cafe in the European Conference on Volunteering in Brussels last May:</em></p>
<div class="tb"><h1>World Cafe in the European Conference on Volunteering, Brussels</h1>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><br></br> On 23 and 24 May 2011, 300 representatives from different parts of the volunteering sector in the EU met at the Hotel Crowne Plaza and at the EESC for the…</p>
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<p><em>Here's a harvest, sent to us by Toke Paludan Moeller, of the World as Cafe in the European Conference on Volunteering in Brussels last May:</em></p>
<div class="tb"><h1>World Cafe in the European Conference on Volunteering, Brussels</h1>
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<div class="discussion"><div class="description"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p><br/> On 23 and 24 May 2011, 300 representatives from different parts of the volunteering sector in the EU met at the Hotel Crowne Plaza and at the EESC for the “2nd EU-level thematic conference for the European Year of Volunteering 2011”. This second conference had the specific purpose of looking at the world of volunteering through the eyes of the individual volunteer and to gather experiences from the field of volunteering. The third and fourth conferences will take place in Athens in November and Warsaw in December of 2011.<br/> <br/> True to the purpose, the format of the conference was highly participatory, which allowed participants to share experiences of volunteering, develop connections and networks, as well as explore possible next steps to support the further development of volunteering in Europe. The conference was a joint event of the European Commission (EC), the European Parliament (EP), and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). <br/> <br/> The support for the conference and for volunteering was clearly demonstrated by the keynote speakers. The keynote addresses of the first day were given by Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission, and Zoltán Hernyes, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Hungary to the Kingdom of Belgium. Claus Sørensen, Director-General for Communication, European Commission, opened the conference and introduced the key note speakers.<br/> <br/> <strong>The keynote addresses</strong> of the second day were given by Seán Kelly MEP, Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), and Gabriella Civico, Project Manager for the EYV 2011 Alliance.<br/> Ylva Tivéus, Director for Citizens at the EC moderated the closing plenary session and made the closing speech, The keynotes were interwoven with conversations among the participants.<br/> <br/> <strong>The conversations explored and provided input on the following topics:</strong><br/> • What works well in the volunteering sector?<br/> • What are the conditions that support this?<br/> • What are the challenges or barriers?<br/> • What are the areas that need to be developed or improved to create<br/> even better conditions for volunteering in the future?</p>
<p><em>(This had a follow-up in a conference in Greece, in autumn)</em></p>
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</div> No I'm now located in British…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-11-03:4134568:Comment:427262011-11-03T23:19:09.188ZKathleen Ann Porterhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/KathleenAnnPorter
<p>No I'm now located in British Columbia and am slowly updating my profile.</p>
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<p>Kathy</p>
<p>No I'm now located in British Columbia and am slowly updating my profile.</p>
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<p>Kathy</p> Thanks Kathleen for your info…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-11-03:4134568:Comment:423912011-11-03T23:15:43.776ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>Thanks Kathleen for your information - contribution. I haven't checked your profile yet - wondering if you are still around Vienna, you might then find inspiration in what the Group Central Eastern Europe is cooking.</p>
<p><br></br>Ria<br></br> <cite>Kathleen Ann Porter said:…</cite></p>
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<p>Thanks Kathleen for your information - contribution. I haven't checked your profile yet - wondering if you are still around Vienna, you might then find inspiration in what the Group Central Eastern Europe is cooking.</p>
<p><br/>Ria<br/> <cite>Kathleen Ann Porter said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://artofhosting.ning.com/forum/topics/participatory-approaches-for-intergovernmental-conferences?commentId=4134568%3AComment%3A42720&xg_source=msg_com_forum#4134568Comment42720"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Hello Everyone,</p>
<p>I have just joined</p>
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</blockquote> Hello Everyone,
I have just…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-11-03:4134568:Comment:427202011-11-03T16:02:11.513ZKathleen Ann Porterhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/KathleenAnnPorter
<p>Hello Everyone,</p>
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<p>I have just joined at host and taking a tour of the site. Many years ago I worked outside Vienna at an east-west think tank the Internationale Institut fur Angewandte Sysems Analyse (IIASA). Ursula'srequest struck a chord with me as I was looking at a similar question although not in the UN context. At IIASA, Howard Raiffa was the director during my tenure and his book Neogtation analysis: the science and art of collaborative decision making…</p>
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<p>I have just joined at host and taking a tour of the site. Many years ago I worked outside Vienna at an east-west think tank the Internationale Institut fur Angewandte Sysems Analyse (IIASA). Ursula'srequest struck a chord with me as I was looking at a similar question although not in the UN context. At IIASA, Howard Raiffa was the director during my tenure and his book Neogtation analysis: the science and art of collaborative decision making <span class="addmd">By Howard Raïffa, John Richardson, David Metcalfe, has some insights even if not directly addressing your question.</span></p> Hi Waltraud,
In my imaginatio…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-10-26:4134568:Comment:420262011-10-26T00:55:52.081ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p>Hi Waltraud,</p>
<p>In my imagination we could even take it further and do a systemic constellation where we could represent these migrants... what wealth we could learn then!?!</p>
<p>hoping - imagining...</p>
<p>Hi Waltraud,</p>
<p>In my imagination we could even take it further and do a systemic constellation where we could represent these migrants... what wealth we could learn then!?!</p>
<p>hoping - imagining...</p> What a wealth of conferences…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-10-25:4134568:Comment:416372011-10-25T21:26:15.676ZUrsula Hillbrandhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/UrsulaHillbrand
What a wealth of conferences and participatory meetings showed up here. I have the aim to post the list here, so we can go back on them when needed. Thank you all for sending in what you knew about or were involved doing! The example served for seeding into the future, the field was not quite ready...
What a wealth of conferences and participatory meetings showed up here. I have the aim to post the list here, so we can go back on them when needed. Thank you all for sending in what you knew about or were involved doing! The example served for seeding into the future, the field was not quite ready... On 21/22 November 2011, the F…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-10-25:4134568:Comment:419132011-10-25T11:39:54.896ZWaltraud HELLERhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/WaltraudHELLER
<p>On 21/22 November 2011, the FRA (EU Fundamental Rights Agency) will host together with the Polish EU Presidency a major conference about the fundamental rights of irregular migrants, involving governments, international organisations, NGOs and experts.</p>
<p>Part of the agenda is participatory. A specific challenge here is how to "include" irregular migrants (who cannot attend the conference physically...) - I will report back. For the time being you can already check…</p>
<p>On 21/22 November 2011, the FRA (EU Fundamental Rights Agency) will host together with the Polish EU Presidency a major conference about the fundamental rights of irregular migrants, involving governments, international organisations, NGOs and experts.</p>
<p>Part of the agenda is participatory. A specific challenge here is how to "include" irregular migrants (who cannot attend the conference physically...) - I will report back. For the time being you can already check <a href="http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/frc2011/">http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/frc2011/</a></p>
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<p>best regards,</p>
<p>Waltraud</p> Send by Tami:
Dear UrsulaI re…tag:artofhosting.ning.com,2011-10-05:4134568:Comment:393272011-10-05T17:48:02.201ZRia Baeckhttps://artofhosting.ning.com/profile/RiaBaeck
<p><em>Send by Tami:</em></p>
Dear Ursula<br/>I recently used Open Space Technology for a UNICEF regional training I facilitated with government counterparts and other key partners on early childhood development in emergencies. I used it specifically for generating dialogue and drawing upon the collective wisdom to identify entry points for ECD in the emergency context. We have also used a lot of Appreciative Inquiry on the ground. <br/>Tami Farber<br/>
<p><em>Send by Tami:</em></p>
Dear Ursula<br/>I recently used Open Space Technology for a UNICEF regional training I facilitated with government counterparts and other key partners on early childhood development in emergencies. I used it specifically for generating dialogue and drawing upon the collective wisdom to identify entry points for ECD in the emergency context. We have also used a lot of Appreciative Inquiry on the ground. <br/>Tami Farber<br/>