Transcript 1st SEMINAR IN LISBON

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take ownership of Clearing Participation
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become a group
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share on WHAT we do (describe the practices that we are
involved in),
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Starting thinking about HOW we do it (Methodologies)
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Focus on ourselves as actors involved in
different participatory processes.
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Observe an experience that has been
presented as a “study case”
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Create the right spirit and motivation
among the participants in order to work
on the virtual platform.
PRESENTATIONS
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of the facilitators
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of the participants
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of the project (previous experiences)
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Analyse the logo of the project, identity
the key words and objectives.
Key words
Goals
People
Diversity
Growth
Citizenship
Network
Foundations
Sustainability
Impacts
Together
Multiply
Transformation
Circle
Digital
Dynamic
Capacity building/
empowerment
Resources development
Questioning and transforming
democracy
Lobbying and advocacy
Red
Antenna
Up, down, around
Tree
Antenna
Concentric
Balance
Expansion
Opacity
Learn about concrete
experiences, case studies
and key elements;
Foundations of participation
and methodology;
Interdisciplinary - to learn
through the experience of
others; To create a network;
To create our on way to do.
Participation
Raising awareness
Growth
Networks
Direct democracy
Collective procedures
Exchange experience on a
local level
Conceptualize on the term of
participatory democracy
Undertaking initiatives at
local and regional level
Precipitation, over thinking, too many opinions, concern about (focus
on) my opinion.
What helped
Collective
approach
Attention to
different profiles
Trust
Adaptation
Cooperation
Responsibility
Participation vs.
effectiveness
(big group vs.
small group)
Organization +
representation
Plan
Win-win
Negotiation
Conditions
Support
Process
Communication
Learning
Safe
environment
Equity/ balance
Initiative
What didn’t help
Time, threat, opposition, risk, stress,
challenge, rules.
Facilitators
Well defined goals
Listen
Trust
Resources
Team work
Enough time
Find a group
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Personal needs/ worries/ dreams
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Sense of belong
Out
Good communication
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Empathy
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Active listening
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To share a code
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Accessibility to physical
information
Means to participate and tools
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Accessibility
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Short process
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Feedback
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Possibility to interact and change
the plan
Obstacles
Sharing
Open to environmental stimuli
Motivation
Freedom
Pleasure
Balance
Confrontation/ conflict
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Self/etero conscience
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Critical thinking/ different
profiles
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Negotiation
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Adaptation
In
Motivation and sense of responsibility in
the subject
Self confidence
Education
Lack of time
Fear (failure, acceptance, etc…)
No instruction
Individual issues
Time
Different profiles
Insecurity
Lack of communication
In
Out
Scale and time – As potential facilitator or obstacle
Both possible facilitators or obstacles
Compromise
Communication
Network
Engagement
Feeling that you can make it
The difference
Distance
Time
Resources
Share values and goals
Plan Transparency
What makes it go wrong?
What’s internal/ inherent vs. external?
Participative methodology maybe enforcing… (not free)
The shape is not important
Short or long term processes?
Crisis/ insecurity as obstacle or opportunity?
Do different profiles make collective building impossible?
How to generate trust between what is different – importance of
individual work during participatory process.
How relations of trust and power are built in the process?
Facts, sensations, interpretation
Understand the rules
We solved problems
Deciding on a strategy
Anticipating challenges
Roles distribution
Leader choice first (dropped after)
Spontaneous leadership
No visual communication/ couldn’t participate (all)
Breaking the rules and be aware of it
It’s easiest to give the answer
How strict are the rules we have?
What possible scenarios
Decision on who will go to the facilitator
Different levels of having initiative
Not enthusiastic
Group B as participants of group A
Rely on perception of 1 person
Not happy about carrying 4 persons
Impact of the leader
More cohesion after solving things together
More energy when the group is united
Better communication (more and more)
Strategy organization, clarifying/ forming, fusion
(production)
High level of participation
Easy flow of communication
4 more engaged, more expecting what may come
Satisfaction because of task accomplishment
Focus on the outcome
I wanted to be a part of the group
If I found the I should solve it
Common Knowledge of the rules
Cooperation within group A
No team work within group B because of focus on task
and other group
What for to do this
Time is important (looking for a solution).
Presentation of the study case (Felix)
 Participants in groups elaborate the
questions in order to establish a
“dialogue” with the experience. WHO, IN
WHAT, FOR WHAT, HOW.
 Susana: CLEAR model
 Lucrecia ppt
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Elements that came out from participants practices (“how”)
Who
How
What for
In what
people
participate
Who not?
People who are interested
People who can contribute
Context
Organization of the process + power
Express = Listen (ability, motivation, open act)
Tools and method (adapt, appropriated, accessibility;
comfortable)
Culture
Empowerment
To change, improve – attitudes, community
Impact
To protect
Transform ideas
Promote values (?) – to change the way you perceive the
world
Relations between who’s
Roles of him/ her: Promoter?
Gender/ age/ organizations (quantitative data)
Initial phase
Identifies the problem
Common rules/ goals vision
Decision process
Facilitator
Rules
Ambient
Transparency
Feedback about results
Time
To enable people to take part of
To confront visions and needs
To channel/ organize motivations
To change or affect local social policies;
To get access to information
To create sense of belonging (be part of…)
Planning phase
Priorities decision
Implementation - monitoring (action)
Evaluation/ follow up
Other ideas
•Relevant to people;
•How open (flexible);
•Scale, context, external factors.
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Summarising the objectives of the project and
identification of the “key” elements: next seminar in
Barcelona, in April. Work on the virtual Platform in
order to share the how of our practices, create
groups of collaborative work, and identify the topics
of interest in order to plan the next seminar.
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Presentation of the actual situation of the platform.
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Discussion in order to adapt the platform to the
needs of the project and the participants.
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Create a common calendar for the following
activities until the next seminar.