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| <blockquote>The ocean sustains life on earth – the wellbeing and prosperity of us all – but faces immediate existential threats to its health and functioning. The public remains largely unaware of this and ocean protection is a pretty low priority on national and international agendas. The issues are multi-dimensional and no one sector can address them alone. Science, conservation, policy, art, business, all are playing a role, often in new, exciting and increasingly joined-up ways. | <blockquote>The ocean sustains life on earth – the wellbeing and prosperity of us all – but faces immediate existential threats to its health and functioning. The public remains largely unaware of this and ocean protection is a pretty low priority on national and international agendas. The issues are multi-dimensional and no one sector can address them alone. Science, conservation, policy, art, business, all are playing a role, often in new, exciting and increasingly joined-up ways. |
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| The Ocean Connects Us was a daylong event at the Trinity Buoy Wharf on the bank of the River Thames. It was a day of participatory experiences, learning and exchange – including the launch of new research from the FrameWorks Institute into how the public thinks about marine conservation – to build on what works, strengthen existing connections, seed new ones and explore possible new approaches in communicating the value of the ocean in people’s lives. -CGF UK </blockquote> | The Ocean Connects Us was a daylong event at the Trinity Buoy Wharf on the bank of the River Thames. It was a day of participatory experiences, learning and exchange – including the launch of new research from the FrameWorks Institute into how the public thinks about marine conservation – to build on what works, strengthen existing connections, seed new ones and explore possible new approaches in communicating the value of the ocean in people’s lives. -CGF UK, [[https://twitter.com/hashtag/oceanvalue?src=hash|#Oceanvalue]] </blockquote> |
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| [[https://twitter.com/hashtag/oceanvalue?src=hash|#Oceanvalue]] | |
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| Photos of the event: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/albums/72157677506966934|The Ocean Connects Us Album]] | **Photos of the event, including a selection of notes from participatory sessions: [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/foam/albums/72157677506966934|The Ocean Connects Us Album]]** |
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| The Ocean Connects Us was designed to share and learn from each other about communicating the value of the ocean. After short framing speeches by [[https://gulbenkian.pt/en/the-foundation/our-team/board-of-trustees/martin-essayan-trustee-2010-2015/|Martin Essayan]] and [[https://www.zsl.org/users/heather-koldewey|Heather Koldewey]], the morning began with exchanging past experiences of valuing the ocean, to then observe what is emerging from the participants’ current [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1920GDCo4WYSY9KOfUxwIlSpCzGM&ll=10.516256681185387%2C147.7559278499999&z=2|collaborations]]. During and after lunch the participants were invited to visit the [[http://www.trinitybuoywharf.com/whats-on/event/longplayer|Longplayer]] installation in the adjacent lighthouse and have spent time immersed in artworks by [[http://www.marieleneudecker.co.uk/|Mariele Neudecker]], [[http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/english/our-staff/clarke,-dr-john.aspx|John Wedgwood-Clarke]] and [[https://robmackay.net/|Rob Mackay]] (curated by [[http://invisibledust.com/|Invisible Dust]]). The afternoon was focused on investigating how to more effectively communicate the value of the ocean, today and in the future. First by hearing from [[http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/staff-and-fellows.html#oneil|Moira O’Neil]] from the [[http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/|Frameworks Institute]] about their report [[https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/03/Getting-Below-The-Surface.pdf|Getting Below The Surface]], then by applying the institute's findings as recommendations to concrete projects. The conversation moved towards the future of the sea with a short speech by [[https://foresightprojects.blog.gov.uk/category/sea/|Henry Green]], as an introduction to the last participatory session. The participants distilled insights from the day as questions and principles towards a manifesto for an ocean friendly society. The event continued during an informal reception including speeches by the director of CGF UK [[https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/about-us/team/andrew-barnett/ | The Ocean Connects Us was designed to share and learn from each other about communicating the value of the ocean. After short framing speeches by [[https://gulbenkian.pt/en/the-foundation/our-team/board-of-trustees/martin-essayan-trustee-2010-2015/|Martin Essayan]] and [[https://www.zsl.org/users/heather-koldewey|Heather Koldewey]], the morning began with exchanging past experiences of valuing the ocean, to then observe what is emerging from the participants’ current [[https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1920GDCo4WYSY9KOfUxwIlSpCzGM&ll=10.516256681185387%2C147.7559278499999&z=2|collaborations]]. During and after lunch the participants were invited to visit the [[http://www.trinitybuoywharf.com/whats-on/event/longplayer|Longplayer]] installation in the adjacent lighthouse and have spent time immersed in artworks by [[http://www.marieleneudecker.co.uk/|Mariele Neudecker]], [[http://www2.hull.ac.uk/fass/english/our-staff/clarke,-dr-john.aspx|John Wedgwood-Clarke]] and [[https://robmackay.net/|Rob Mackay]] (curated by [[http://invisibledust.com/|Invisible Dust]]). The afternoon was focused on investigating how to more effectively communicate the value of the ocean, today and in the future. First by hearing from [[http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/staff-and-fellows.html#oneil|Moira O’Neil]] from the [[http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/|Frameworks Institute]] about their report [[https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2017/03/Getting-Below-The-Surface.pdf|Getting Below The Surface]], then by applying the institute's findings as recommendations to concrete projects. The conversation moved towards the future of the sea with a short speech by [[https://foresightprojects.blog.gov.uk/category/sea/|Henry Green]], as an introduction to the last participatory session. The participants distilled insights from the day as questions and principles towards a manifesto for an ocean friendly society. The event continued during an informal reception including speeches by the director of CGF UK [[https://gulbenkian.pt/uk-branch/about-us/team/andrew-barnett/ |
| |Andrew Barnett]] and an illustrious commodore of the Trinity House. The evening concluded with an informal celebration where the participants had a chance to decompress together in an inspiring ambience. | |Andrew Barnett]] and a retired commodore and member of the Trinity House. The evening concluded with an informal celebration where the participants had a chance to decompress together in an inspiring ambience. |
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| //What did you appreciate about this event? A collaborative experiment in sonic improvisation featuring all participants// | //What did you appreciate about this event? A collaborative experiment in sonic improvisation featuring all participants// |
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| | The multiplicity of ocean values from personal experiences: |
| | * Awe-inspiring, humbling: vastness, remoteness, scale, infinity |
| | * (Intrinsic) Beauty, peace, tranquility |
| | * Wildness, wonder, mystery, otherworldly |
| | * Power |
| | * Freedom, liberating |
| | * Isolation, fear |
| | * Exploration, adventure |
| | * Responsibility |
| | * Family and childhood (fun, play, joy), holidays and relaxation |
| | * Community and identity, Social bonding |
| | * Provider of livelihoods, life-giving |
| | * Connecting (continents, people, reconnecting to nature) |
| | * Broadening horizons, the unknown (opportunities) |
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| | //Core values of the ocean, from one of fifteen breakout groups// |
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| === Observe === | === Observe === |
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| | //Collaborative Ecosystems, mapping exercise by "The Beach" breakout group// |
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| === Experience === | === Experience === |
| How to apply insights from the Frameworks research to some of the participants’ initiatives? In a collective consulting session, the participants offered a set of suggestions for the people involved, as well as recommendations that could be more widely applicable. | How to apply insights from the Frameworks research to some of the participants’ initiatives? In a collective consulting session, the participants offered a set of suggestions for the people involved, as well as recommendations that could be more widely applicable. |
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| === Enact === | === Enact === |
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| | //One of fifteen Ocean Friendly Society posters// |
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| === Celebrate === | === Celebrate === |
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| //Event design by CGF UK and FoAM// | //Event design by CGF UK and FoAM// |
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| | //'Starfish evaluation', filled by the participants at the end of the event// |
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