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 Notes from the Co-creation of [[https://fo.am/events/climate-and-sustainability-action-week/|CSAW, the Climate and Sustainability Action Week]] at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland and online. Notes from the Co-creation of [[https://fo.am/events/climate-and-sustainability-action-week/|CSAW, the Climate and Sustainability Action Week]] at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland and online.
  
-During the co-creation of the CSAW Pilot, FoAM is conducting a series of training and mentoring sessions for the EPFL co-creation team. The purpose of these sessions is to learn some some basics of participatory design and hosting/facilitation as well as respond to specific questions by the team, and provide advice for the diverse challenges the team is facing. Each session focuses on a different aspect of process design, collaboration, participatory approaches to complex problems, etc. +{{https://neon.f0.am/s/QqTQZR7BTdiRHKW/preview?&.png?}}\\ 
 +Map by {{https://thinknlink.ch/|Think N'Link, Agathe Loret}}. See map in higher resolution [[https://neon.f0.am/s/SWZtSM7YtGpJACe|here]] 
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 +Keynote speech and other [[https://tube.switch.ch/channels/3bd1455d|talks recorded on video]]\\ 
 +An article [[https://actu.epfl.ch/news/7-ideas-to-promote-the-circular-economy-and-mitiga/|Reflecting on the pilot event in February 2021]]
  
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 === Working notes === === Working notes ===
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 +During the co-creation of the CSAW Pilot, FoAM conducted a series of training and mentoring sessions for the EPFL co-creation team. The purpose of these sessions is to learn some basics of participatory design and hosting/facilitation, as well as respond to specific questions and challenges. 
  
 SEP 2020 - FEB 2021 SEP 2020 - FEB 2021
  
 +  * Engaging co-creators with CSAW and each other, including [[https://libarynth.org/futurist_fieldguide/appreciative_inquiry_interviews|Appreciative Inquiry]]
   * [[Framing]] what matters and articulating core questions for a participatory event   * [[Framing]] what matters and articulating core questions for a participatory event
   * A few relevant futuring techniques:    * A few relevant futuring techniques: 
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   * A possible [[Handout structure]]   * A possible [[Handout structure]]
   * A few basic principles for [[http://www.meadowlark.co/images/pdfs/hosting_in_a_hurry_version_1.0.pdf|Hosting in a hurry]]   * A few basic principles for [[http://www.meadowlark.co/images/pdfs/hosting_in_a_hurry_version_1.0.pdf|Hosting in a hurry]]
 +  * Staying focused and energised while facilitating, including opening and closing rituals, briefings, debriefs, and quick [[https://libarynth.org/breathing_exercises|breathing exercises]]
   * Visualising the process and outcomes   * Visualising the process and outcomes
     * [[https://libarynth.org/hosting_craft#session_6graphic_harvesting|DIY Graphic Harvesting training]]     * [[https://libarynth.org/hosting_craft#session_6graphic_harvesting|DIY Graphic Harvesting training]]
     * Different Approaches to [[https://libarynth.org/project_mapping|Project Mapping]]     * Different Approaches to [[https://libarynth.org/project_mapping|Project Mapping]]
 +  * Collecting feedback for the next [[https://libarynth.org/futurist_fieldguide/adaptive_action_cycle|Adaptive Action Cycle]]
 +  * Deeper and broader exploration of the problem space, including [[https://libarynth.org/futurist_fieldguide/horizon_scanning|Horizon Scanning]], CLA, [[https://libarynth.org/futurist_fieldguide/steep|STEEP]] analysis,[[leverage points]] in complex systems, mapping antagonists and counterforces
 +  * [[https://subetha.fo.am/p/CSAW-cocreation|Notepad for co-creation]]
  
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 **Other topics discussed during mentoring sessions** **Other topics discussed during mentoring sessions**
-  * Engaging co-creators with CSAW and each other 
   * Designing, facilitating and coordinating co-creation sessions   * Designing, facilitating and coordinating co-creation sessions
   * Clarifying the purpose, core questions and theme for the event   * Clarifying the purpose, core questions and theme for the event
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   * Selecting participants and forming teams   * Selecting participants and forming teams
   * Balancing learning and doing, theory and practice   * Balancing learning and doing, theory and practice
-  * Possible outcomes and deliverables+  * Possible outcomes and deliverables (including engaging a graphic recorder to produce a compelling visual output)
   * Care packages and gifts for participants and speakers that reflect the theme and purpose of the event   * Care packages and gifts for participants and speakers that reflect the theme and purpose of the event
   * Challenges of co-ordination of heterogeneous groups and moderation of (online) plenary discussions   * Challenges of co-ordination of heterogeneous groups and moderation of (online) plenary discussions
 +  * Check-in and Check-out practices, including pre-performance rituals from music and performing arts
 +  * Team facilitation over multiple days, juggling diversity of feedback and consistency of support
 +  * Engaging public presentation formats e.g. Pecha Kucha, Open Lab, Fuckup Nights, Role Playing / Prehearsals, etc. 
   * Ongoing debriefing and feedback after co-creation and review meetings   * Ongoing debriefing and feedback after co-creation and review meetings
 +  * The importance of clear and concise summaries / overviews at the beginning and end (of sessions, days, workshops), as reminders of what happened and what's about to happen. Synthesis as 'braiding' of the divergent threads and activities, a leitmotif and assurance that what the participants are doing is contributing to a collective purpose. 
 +  * Engaging with (the role of) a disruptive participant
 +  * Differences between group facilitation and team coaching
 +  * The benefits and drawbacks of time pressure, finding time in seemingly full schedules, ad-hoc flow adaptation.
 +  * The art of giving instructions
 +  * Flow, rhythm and content of a closing session
 +  * Regenerative exercises for groups with dwindling energy
 +  * The challenges of changing group dynamics (e.g. closed and public sessions, feedback sessions with external guests, etc).
 +  * After the event: decompression, debrief, individual and collective feedback, integrating insights
 +  * The importance of collective celebration
 +  * Hosting training
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