climate network briefing
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Founded upon our Delegation to UNFCCC COP13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2007, we are university students who wish to collectively help build a just and sustainable world. We are the organizers of the first Asian Youth Climate Summit in 2008 and were formerly known as the Hong Kong Climate Change Coalition, before we started establishing regional boards in Macau and other areas of China in September 2009. We are currently based at the University of Hong Kong. We are a party to the Youth Constituency officially recognized by the UNFCCC Secretary. This slideshow shows the story from one of the member -Serena Gao's perspective and experience, and aims to introduce some how the network operates, provides its services, its structure and what each of the new coming members needs to be able to do (open-source administration)TRANSCRIPT
Climate Chance Network Briefing
For those who wish to leave the world a better place than they were born into.
Serena Wei Wei Gao
高玮玮
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
Listen to how you listen.
am IWhy am I here?
My Story
HK Climate Chance Coalition
-Research Assistant for a paper on Climate Change and Sea Level Rise for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Antarctica, a photo-slideshow
Notice the difference … From HKCCC to Climate Chance
Two Questions to keep in mind:
Network vs Organisation
What is the difference?What do we mean by “a
paradigm shift”?
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
Discussion
Listen to how you
listen
What is climate changeTo you?
How are you feeling at this moment?
Only A Point Of View
Listen to how you listen.
Enacting Change – “Change”?A: what are the solutions we are promoting for climate change? B: We need to change people’s mindset. A: what is mindset? B: A belief…A: It seems to belief is a set of value system. By telling me to change my mindset, you seem to assume that you have a better set of values than I have. How would you feel if I come to tell you that you need to change your mindset because I have better values than you? B: I will feel OK because I would only analyze what you say and learn from you. A: I disagree. I think people will not be willing to accept whatever you propose. If identity is a buddle of value we identify ourselves with, then I would more likely retract and defend my view because what you are proposing is a different view which is threatening my identity. In fact, as I was speaking of all these, this may be happening now. B: But I still see that I will not retract, rather, I will analyze it and try to accept your point of view and learn from that….A: Are you feeling I am actually intentionally saying something to change what you think? B: No. I will use my rationality……
4 phases to a conversation
Polite Sustainable Difference
InquiryDialogue
Bohm Dialogue
1- Suspending assumptions 2- Acknowledge Each other as Collegues
3- Have a facilitator
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
What is your
Model of Change?
Discussion
Listen to how you
listen
CHANGE1- Preserve Status Quo
- Assume things are going to go bad
2- Go back to a time in the past
- Assume past is better than now, - Assume when past do come to now,
it will remain in “now” rather than past.
3- Form a picture of how the world should look like in the future, and we want others all to buy into that picture.
- Assume your picture (or your capacity to form a picture) of the world is better.
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
Kubler Ross Grief Cycle- Combat Climate Change Coalition – formed by all civic societies in HK- “Fight Against” Climate Change- “To avoid a future”…- Small individual behavior change matter…
Personal Point of View
Any of our physical gatherings are called national forums. Anyone, public or members, whether or not directly involved in the running of the network of projects, can initiate, design agenda or the procedures of any forms of the forum, anyone can walk in and play a role in the decision-making process.
Social ActivitiesAny members can organise social activities, the most essential form of our network. If it involves public, the event can be published upon approval of the plan by Secretary. Open Forum Anyone can initiate any of such meeting and submit agenda items to the Secretary one week in advance. Public wishing to attend can walk in anytime. Bohm DialogueThis type of forum is free-flow, open to anyone and can be initiated anytime during or independently of other forms of forums. The main characteristic is that participants are highly aware of the assumptions underlying their statements and consciously hold them up for examinations. More
Network Design Sketchbook PURPOSE1- Internal Network Design Discussions Tags: Connect Communicate Collaborate OR “Structure”2- Event Report, Opportunity Board Tags: 1- Event 2- Opportunities – Press Report - Activities - National Forum (Type)
Reflection & Evaluations3- Blog (Inspiration Sharing ) Tags: 1- Inspired 2-- WORDS MUSIC VIDEO PHOTOS STORIES LINKS NEWS 4- Dialogue with the outside world- Comments left on Website Dialogue Box or email Tags: 1- Dialogue 2-Postentially: Communicate Structure Inspired VIDEO
5- Resources
DESIGN - DIALOGUE - EVENT - INSPIRED - ?
Project Market
1- a portal for people to find out about our projects or project proposalsCurrent Projects Film Screening Coming Projects
Living LaboratoryAgents of Change – Message to Copenhagen UNFCCC COP15, Collaboration with CYCAN 2041 Eco-House – Assemble and life-demonstration of cutting-edge renewable energy and green designs Recycling at HKU – Promote recycling at HKU…
2- A google form which allows ANYONE with idea/skill/time to easily input, and we help match them.
Your Story
Current
In Planning
Who are “you”?
Nations are products of human construct. What about you?
Living Laboratory An Examined Life, A Global Project
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
Involvement with the Network
Volunteer: Networker & Projecter
Members: General & Honored
Climate Chance Network Structure
Board of Coordinators
-Appoint Strategic Partners, Steering Committee Members, Project Managers-Has final decision power*
-*If red-flagged, decision can be put to vote (online or at a national forum)-Overruled if over majority of number of people who participated the voting
Strategic Partners-Free-Lance member who advices Board of Coordinators etc.-People who have special talent to contribute to the Network-Usually three types: - Skill-Based (etc. Website, Media etc) - Structural Design (facilitate National Forum, decision-making process, improve network structure etc) - Alumni who had retired with a record of contributions
-Specially appointed (Usually retrospectively) by Board of Coordinators
Steering Committee-Three teams, involved in running of the network
-Not open to recruitment -Appointed (from existing members) upon demonstration of commitment and capability by Chief of Steering Committee
- Term of Service is one year –must train and find successors if leave early.- Must train successors
Steering Committee Example of what they do:
Connect
Communicate
Collaborate
Project Management Committee
-All newly joined volunteers are default in this Committee-You are only responsible for the specific “project” or “task” you sign up.340 x 21
-May enroll in current projects to join its planning and execution
-Or, you can sign up to join the Steering Committee as an “Intern”
-Or you can look at our “project in planning” and try to develop the proposals further and carry it out
-Or you can have your own idea put to our “project market” and use of “national forum” to tell people about it and carry it out.
Your well-being, families’, friends’ all come first before the Network
Network Decision Making
As shown in the Hierarchy, whoever higher has greater decision power (overrule the ones below). Within the Steering Committee- there is “Chief” of each team.
However, if one disagrees, one can raise a red-flag. and put Then decision can be put to vote (online or at a national forum)
Overruled if over majority of number of people who participated the voting agreed with the red-flag.
A Short History of CC’s Structural Development
Bali UNFCCC COP13 Delegation 2007
Shared Leadership
Asian Youth Climate Summit 2008
Centralized Coordination
Post Asian Youth Climate Summit 2008
Developing Ideas…
Post March 2009 Recruitment
Interim Climate Chance Structural Committee July 2009
Today - Climate Chance Network Structure
Structure1- My Story (Video)
- From Green Advocate to HKCCC to Climate Chance
What is the difference between a Network and an Organization?
2- Our Stories (Discussion) - Climate Change
- Change Model1- What is change?
2- What is climate change to you?
3- The Operation of the Network (Talk) Part I – Services we provide Part II – How we operate - structure Part III – What you need to be able to do
How can we improve?
Questions For You
Part II - What you need to be able to do
Connect
1- Outreach, Partnership, Sponsorship and Affiliation
- Student - Regional/Local Chapters of C.C (outreach) - Existing Student Group or Initiatives (affiliation)
- Professionals - Business (Sponsorship etc)
- NGO, Government. (partnership)
- Other youth Networks (partnership)
TO DO: A Google form will be emailed to you to input contact details whenever you go to conferences or meet people who had shown interests. When you Are running projects etc. Our team will support you withour professional CXM Contact Management database.
Connect
Communicate
External Communication - Branding Strategizing - Public Relations (Graphics & Posters) - Media Network (Photography & Video) - Internet (Website, Design Sketchbook (blog),)
- Press
Internal Communication - Huddle Workspace & File Management - Forum (Specific Projects) - Design-Sketchbook (Tumblr Blog)
Branding Strategizing Professional and consistent image - Word Header/Footer - Email Templates and Signature, addresses - PPT Templates. - Namecard & T-shirts. - Consistent Style (Use of BLUE only exception needs good reason) - Consistent approach to change (in line with values of the world we envision or seek to create) - Consistent use of languages (approach to communicating climate change, see later)
Graphics & Posters - All materials must be sent posted on tumblr for at least one day for people to comment, or send Head of Communication Team for approval.
Media Network-Event Announcement: (send to Networkers to
publish) - Facebook- Google Calendar- Twitter- Design Sketchbook (tumblr blog)- Solu Sina
PRC China Counterpart - Website- Chinese and other language
translation needed
-Photography & Video (account details will be sent to you through email)
- You-tube Vimeo Flickr
Subjected to Change? Hell yeah! Technology is developing fast. In fact, Google has a new platform called Google Wave coming soon, so we might need to learn a new set of collaborative and communication tools.
Take 5 minutes to reflection onhow you listened to how you
listen.
Connect
Communicate
Collaborate
Collaborate - Volunteer Management - Individual and Project Evaluation - Climate Leadership Training Coordination - Program (i.e. I-Thank) Development
To Do: Make your profile post on our Sketchbook with your Southpark Character/Actual photograph
I-Thank Input into our i-thank database details of those who helped you in the process of running network or projects so we can give them tokens of appreciation
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one . . . the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
--George Bernard Shaw
AParadigm
Shift
?
A Question:
Network vs Organisation
What is the difference?
Thank you for listening, the most precious gift one can give to another human beings.