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 ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - January 2015 ===== ==== Marine CoLABoration Workshop - January 2015 =====
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 On 15th of January 2015 a group of 16 people came together at the Gulbenkian Foundation in London for a day of co-creating a range of scenarios for Marine CoLABoration.  On 15th of January 2015 a group of 16 people came together at the Gulbenkian Foundation in London for a day of co-creating a range of scenarios for Marine CoLABoration. 
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 Facilitators: Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti Facilitators: Maja Kuzmanovic, Nik Gaffney, Vali Lalioti
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 Think of a situation in which you felt able to change the world. What did you do? How did you feel? What resources did you have at your disposal? Think of a situation in which you felt able to change the world. What did you do? How did you feel? What resources did you have at your disposal?
  
-Worldchanging **actions** included; Seize opportunity, Respond to serendipity, Think pro-actively and strategically, Understand, Find evidence, Reframe, refresh, restart, Collaborate, Trust, Engage, Reward, Share, Defy authority, if necessary.+Worldchanging **actions** described included; findind and seize opportunities, being able to respond to serendipity, Thinking pro-actively and strategically, Understanding, Finding evidence, reframing exisintg problems, refreshing, restart, collaborating with others, Trust, Engagement, Reward, Share, defying authority if necessary when beleifs or actions are challenged.
  
-Worldchanging **emotions** included; Excitement, Inspiration, (Self)reward, Frustration transformed into elation, Energy, Passion, Pride, Freedom, Exhaustion, Happiness.+Worldchanging **emotions** described included; Excitement, Inspiration, (Self)reward, Frustration transformed into elation, Energy, Passion, Pride, Freedom, Exhaustion and Happiness.
  
-Worldchanging **resources** included; Connections, Networks, Time, Shared cause, Safety net (family, friends, financial stability), Capacity, Entrepreneurship, Enthusiastic youth.+Worldchanging **resources** described included; existing social/professional connections, Networks, Time, Shared cause, The availablity of a safety net (family, friends, financial stability), the capacity and willingness to change, Entrepreneurship, working with enthusiastic youth.
  
  
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 What do we **know** about valuing the oceans? What do we **know** about valuing the oceans?
  
-Value can be extrinsic or intrinsic. +  * Value can be extrinsic or intrinsic. 
- +  * Oceans are living ecosystems  
-Oceans are living ecosystems  +    * The planet won’t function as it currently does without oceans 
-  * The planet won’t function as it currently does without oceans +    * Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer, regulating climate and global distribution of heat and rain 
-  * Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer, regulating climate and global distribution of heat and rain +    * Oceans have a significant biomass and are essential for many nutrient cycles [(cn>citation needed)] 
-  * Oceans have a significant biomass and are essential for many nutrient cycles [(cn>citation needed)] +    * The physical mass of the oceans has an effect on Earth's gravity 
-  * The physical mass of the oceans has an effect on Earth's gravity +    * It can take around 40 years from cause to effect [(cn)] 
-  * It can take around 40 years from cause to effect [(cn)] +    * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans [(cn)] +    * 50% of O2 generated by oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 50% of O2 generated by oceans [(cn)] +    * 70% of the Earth is oceans [(cn)] 
-  * 70% of the Earth is oceans [(cn)] +    * Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations 
-  * Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations +    * Increasing temperature moves species into different regions 
-  * Increasing temperature moves species into different regions +  * Threats 
- +    *  One vessel by MMO to inspect (?) 
-Threats +    *  Areas of the ocean are dead or dying 
-  * One vessel by MMO to inspect (?) +    *  Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing  [(cn)] 
-  * Areas of the ocean are dead or dying +    *  There is a risk of acidification 
-  * Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing  [(cn)] +    *  We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods 
-  * There is a risk of acidification +  * Opportunities 
-  * We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods +    *  Economic value of oceans can be found in food and minerals 
- +    *  Island communities are reliant on shipping 
-Opportunities +    *  Oceans provide food (security) with much protein; seafood is linked to a healthy diet 
-  * Economic value of oceans can be found in food and minerals +    *  There is potential for renewable energy generation 
-  * Island communities are reliant on shipping +    *  High percentage of global trade is transported on oceans 
-  * Oceans provide food (security) with much protein; seafood is linked to a healthy diet +    *  It is possible to harvest resources sustainably 
-  * There is potential for renewable energy generation +    *  There is a lot of information about the oceans out there 
-  * High percentage of global trade is transported on oceans +  * Intrinsic values 
-  * It is possible to harvest resources sustainably +    *  Oceans connect to the land/people on beaches 
-  * There is a lot of information about the oceans out there +    *  There is a generational loss of skills, heritage and tradition 
- +    *  Inspirational and aesthetic value of oceans can be found in art, objects, jewellery, ornaments, monuments 
-Intrinsic +    *  It is hard for humans to live in, off and under the ocean 
-  * Oceans connect to the land/people on beaches +    *  Most humans experience a fleeting connection with oceans 
-  * There is a generational loss of skills, heritage and tradition +    *  There is a strong spiritual value of oceans for some
-  * Inspirational and aesthetic value of oceans can be found in art, objects, jewellery, ornaments, monuments +
-  * It is hard for humans to live in, off and under the ocean +
-  * Most humans experience a fleeting connection with oceans +
-  * There is a strong spiritual value of oceans for some +
  
 What can we **presume** about valuing the oceans? What can we **presume** about valuing the oceans?
  
   * Economics can describe (or ascribe) value for everything   * Economics can describe (or ascribe) value for everything
-  * Once value of oceans is recognised change will happen+  * Once value of oceans is recognised it will produce change
   * Change will not happen without a value shift   * Change will not happen without a value shift
   * Evidence leads to change   * Evidence leads to change
-  * At the moment oceans aren’t valued enough +  * Having the evidence will automatically lead to valuing of oceans  
-  * Value can be universal as well as culturally specific +  * At the moment oceans are not valued enough 
-  * The governance of oceans is ineffective+  * Values can be universal as well as culturally specific 
 +  * The governance of oceans is currently ineffective
   * Policies are implemented   * Policies are implemented
-  * We can cooperate with existing economic an capitalist methods+  * We can cooperate with existing economic and capitalist methods
   * Post-capitalist methods of understanding value are needed to truly value the oceans   * Post-capitalist methods of understanding value are needed to truly value the oceans
-  * Numbers are useful and/or able to be accurate +  * Numbers are useful and/or able to accurately represent value 
-  * There is a relative importance of values +  * There is a relative importance of values which is consistent and knowable
   * Economic valuation can be misused   * Economic valuation can be misused
-  * People care about things that cave value+  * People care about things that have value
   * People are mostly rational   * People are mostly rational
-  * Most productive coastal places are not really so easy to damage or destroy+  * Most productive coastal regions are not particularly easy to destroy
   * We could get more fish/jobs out of the ocean   * We could get more fish/jobs out of the ocean
-  * Having the evidence will automatically lead to valuing of oceans +  * The economic assumption that natural resources are 'infinite'
-  * Resources are infinite+
  
 What is **unknown** about valuing the oceans? What is **unknown** about valuing the oceans?
  
-  * Does the ocean need saving?+  * Does the ocean need saving? 
   * What does 'value' mean?   * What does 'value' mean?
   * What happens if/when we accurately value the ocean?   * What happens if/when we accurately value the ocean?
   * Are there shared value systems which can be communicated?   * Are there shared value systems which can be communicated?
-  * What is the valuation model that superseeds economics (a system of values as a superset of each value)?+  * Is there a valuation model that supersedes economics (a system of values which is a superset of economic and 'other' values)?
   * Does the perfect elevator pitch for valuing the oceans exist?   * Does the perfect elevator pitch for valuing the oceans exist?
   * What is the level of political will?   * What is the level of political will?
   * What is the economic value of the oceans?   * What is the economic value of the oceans?
-  * What are the resources devoted to oceans research?+  * What are the resources currently devoted to oceans research?
   * How will the oceans’ ecology change?   * How will the oceans’ ecology change?
-  * What will be the effect of China on oceans? +  * How will China's rapid industrialisation and resource exploitation effect the oceans? 
-  * What can be the contribution of individuals to saving the oceans?+  * What contribution can individuals make to saving the oceans?
   * How to reconcile incremental and radical change (is it possible to reconcile them at all)?   * How to reconcile incremental and radical change (is it possible to reconcile them at all)?
   * When and where will opportunities arise?   * When and where will opportunities arise?
   * What are the biggest loci for change?   * What are the biggest loci for change?
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 ====Change Drivers==== ====Change Drivers====
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   * Linking marine issues to primary needs   * Linking marine issues to primary needs
   * Public frustration with politics   * Public frustration with politics
-  * Acqua culture = agriculture of the 21st century+  * Aquaculture = agriculture of the 21st century
   * Population growth   * Population growth
   * Growth economy (over exploitation of resources, paradigm of 'growth is good', consumerism, capitalism is the only way, questioning current economic model…)   * Growth economy (over exploitation of resources, paradigm of 'growth is good', consumerism, capitalism is the only way, questioning current economic model…)
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 What are the extreme positions of our scenario logic? What are the extreme positions of our scenario logic?
-  * Growth economy <-> Sustainable ecomony+  * Growth economy <-> Sustainable economy
   * Climate mitigation <-> Climate chaos   * Climate mitigation <-> Climate chaos
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 ====Scenarios==== ====Scenarios====
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   * [[Pollutopia]], where business continues as usual, growth economy continues growing amidst climate chaos.   * [[Pollutopia]], where business continues as usual, growth economy continues growing amidst climate chaos.
   * [[Rescue]] is a world where climate chaos surpassed several tipping points, forcing humanity to redesign our value system and practice sustainable economy in order to survive.   * [[Rescue]] is a world where climate chaos surpassed several tipping points, forcing humanity to redesign our value system and practice sustainable economy in order to survive.
-  * [[Cool Growth]] allows economy to continue growing while focussing all attention to climate change mitigation. +  * [[Cool Growth]] allows economy to continue growing while focusing all attention to climate change mitigation. 
   * [[Imagine]]… is a world where a planetary cultural shift to sustainable economy and climate mitigation is changing the shape of our civilisation and reversing our damage to the planet.    * [[Imagine]]… is a world where a planetary cultural shift to sustainable economy and climate mitigation is changing the shape of our civilisation and reversing our damage to the planet. 
  
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