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NASA Stakeholder Engagement and Participation UN Capacity building workshop and expert group meeting on Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development

1 NASA Stakeholder Engagement and Participation UN Capacity building workshop and expert group meeting on Integrated Approaches to Sustainable Development Planning and Implementation UN, NYC May 27-29, 2015 John Holmberg Professor and UNESCO chair holder Vice president, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

2 Sweden Gothenburg CHALMERS.. situated on the west coast of Sweden... with two campuses in the centre of Gothenburg

3 Keys to succeed with the transformation 1. Understand that SD is a transformation. 2. Agree on a clear why 3. Co-create 4. Start from people (not technology).

4 The transformation High intensity High efficiency Low Material growth High intensity Low efficiency High Material growth Low intensity Low efficiency Low Material growth John Holmberg

5 Keys to succeed with the transformation 1. Understand that SD is a transformation. 2. Agree on a clear why (backcasting) 3. Co-create 4. Start from people (not technology).

6 Backcasting 1. Defining criteria for sustainability 4. Finding strategies towards sustainability 3. Envision future solutions 2. Describe present situation in relation to the criteria for sustainability [Holmberg, 1998]

9 How to solve a big problem? Make it BIGGER!

11 Keys to succeed with the transformation 1. Understand that SD is a transformation. 2. Agree on a clear why 3. Co-create 4. Start from people (not technology).

12 Traditional view on the role of Universities Academic Research (producers) The results are disseminated Publication s Research and Basic Education Continuing Education Presentations and lectures Research cooperation Consultanc y research Patent and licences Venture Creation Technology Transfer Offices Incubators Public and Private Sector (users)

13 Academic Research Publications Research and Basic Education Continuing Education Communication Research cooperation Consultancy Research Patent och licences Venture Creation Knowledge Clusters (co-production) Public and Private Sector Research and Practice

14 How can universities contribute? Research Areas of Advance The Knowledge Triangle Education Innovation INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH-EDUCATION-INNOVATION NEUTRAL MEETING PLACES WITH NEW OPTIONS FOR INTERACTION

15 8 Areas of Advance Matrix organization Energy Information and Communication Life Sciences Materials Nano science and Technics Production Built Environment Transport 17 Departements Sustainable development provide the driving force!

16 TRIPPEL HELIX Academy Research Education The Knowledge Triangle Innovation Knowledge Cluster Public Sector Private Sector IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES, STRENGTHS, OPORTUNITIES AND ROLES UNIVERSITIES AS NODES IN GLOCAL KNOWLEDGE CLUSTERS ATTRACT COMPETENCE AND INVESTMENTS

18 Students in the centre Academy Research Education The Knowledge Triangle Innovation Knowledge Cluster Public Sector Private Sector

19 Where students becomes change agents by taking on complex societal challenges with industry, academia and society.

20 Take transdisciplinarity seriously

21 Creating the space for change The conscious acts of creating space, of engaging people in genuine questions, and of convening around a clear intention with no hidden agenda, creates a very different type of energy from that which arises from seeking to get people committed to your plan. (Senge 2014)

22 Trust Increased participation Understanding Collaboration Creativity, innovation, support Listening and observing Excitement, appreciation Collaboration begins with listening Based on Jewell-Larsen and Sandow (1999)

23 Lack of trust Redundancy Increase costs Decreased resources Misunderstanding Social Separation Internal Competition Decrease in listening and observing Fear The cost of not listening Based on Jewell-Larsen and Sandow (1999)

24 Keys to succeed with the transformation 1. Understand that SD is a transformation. 2. Agree on a clear why 3. Co-create 4. Start from people (not technology).

25 Meeting the challange of sustainable development 1. Technical innovations will solve the problem 2. Need for lifestyle changes implying sacrifices of wellbeing

26 Meeting the challange of sustainable development 1. Technical innovations will solve the problem 2. Need for lifestyle changes implying sacrifices of wellbeing 3. Stronger focus on well-being might be a driving force for Sustainable development

27 WISE Well-being In Sustainable cities

32 Bogota, Columbia Enrique Penalosa, mayor

33 It is a dynamic system manage challanges (can not be solved) and be flexible for uncertainties

34 Conclusion I 1. Understand that SD is a transformation. It involves all -> avoid lock-in effects Telling listening to bring people onboard 2. Agree on a clear why. Back-cast from a wanted future Stay in the question before seeking solutions Robust principles simplifies without reducing the complexity Solve big problems by making them bigger

35 Conclusion II 3. Co-create Structure is important -> build relevant gutters between the drainpipes and connect gutters through common challenges -> take transdisciplinarity seriously Identify and empower change agents, e.g. students Create space for change Co-creation is built on trust, which is built on listening and understanding 4. Start from people (not technology) People integrate all dimensions of SD in their living A stronger focus on true wellbeing might be a driving force for SD People are globally connected through consumption and information

36 The second mouse gets the chees

37 Chalmers for a sustainable future John.holmberg@chalmers.se

in: Corcoran, P. B. and B. P. Hollingshead (Eds.).

38 Holmberg, J Transformative learning and leadership for a sustainable future: Challenge Lab at Chalmers University. in: Corcoran, P. B. and B. P. Hollingshead (Eds.). Intergenerational Learning and Transformative Leadership for Sustainable Futures. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers, Open access:

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