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Presentation used at the #2012waic Conference - Ghent, Belgium
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Engaging collec+ve futures through being and becoming: Making meaning and taking ac+on
Elsona van Huyssteen, Mark Oranje [email protected]
Connec+ng self to others – from inner to outer
(or other ways around?)
Exploring the ques+on within the context of
a career narra+ve study -‐ development prac++oners (urban & regional planners)
in South Africa. A community of prac+ce
involved with ‘the art & science of planning’
Imagining & visioning
Ac+on orientated Collabora+ve processes
Engaging collec+ve futures
Technical evidence Understanding Analyses Management
Always adap-ng, different roles,
muta-ng
What I am ‘supposed’ to talk about Is that connec+on evident? Is it significant?
What I am not really talking about (for another day) Why does it maUer and what does it mean for
‘planning prac+ces & mul+ple learning processes’?
What I could not resist to reflect on, and would like to engage with you about What does it mean for me/you/us/AI?
The ques+on: What is the nature of the connec+on/rela+on between
individual prac++oners and the integra+ve prac+ce of urban and regional planning?
A quick detour... More about the ‘actual’ study
Origin – A hunch that “that” which makes the some projects & planners have a much bigger impact and
make a difference than others, is not the OBE competencies extensively focussed on in training & addressing the (perceived) ‘huge skills gap’ in SA in
planning....
Explore ques+ons in rela+onal context of ‘whole person’, careers and life
Using rich career narra+ves (histories) &
pre-‐hypotheses reflec+ons
Balancing an apprecia+ve approach and a cri+cal reflec+on
A wide range of fascina+ng findings...including:
Strong rela+ons/connec+ons
are evident between THE PLANNER & PRACTICE
Individual connected to collec+ve
(chicken and egg?)
…percep+ons …points of departure
…relevance and ‘impact’
Strong rela+ons/connec+ons are evident between PLANNER & PRACTICE (cont)
(i) Ability to learn and adapt…
(ii) Beliefs about the ability to influence the future…
(iii) Sense of purpose, drive & courage to ‘keep going’ and take ac+on (especially in complexity of
context & prac+ce, where challenges & failures starkly evident)
(iv) Iden+ty and strengths through different approaches and roles (advocacy, collabora+ve & par+cipatory,
highly technical, administra+ve & law …)
(v) Rela+onal nature of learning processes, mentoring etc. (hard, difficult & advantage of hindsight)
Implica+ons of these strong
rela+ons/ connec+ons?
Between PLANNERS & PRACTICE
Individuals & A/The Collec+ve
(the story for another day)
New ques+ons about the relevance for AI prac+ce?
What are the ques+ons relevant to scaling up? Some personal reflec+ons…
New ques+ons that I feel this might point to,
would be relevant for me & maybe for “us” to
reflect on in AI context? For the individual… For a/the collec-ve…
(i) What do I believe & trust regarding my ability to make a difference, to add
value…..(and to recover)?
(iii) How do I build from my own iden+ty, rich experiences and prac+ces…?
How do I strive for strength in authen+city versus a/the formula in unique contexts
and rela+ons…?
(ii) Should I/we not some+mes be brave enough to “trust”, to connect and engage difficult discussions, to challenge beliefs on a small scale to be able to appreciate
something else?
Engaging collec+ve futures: The (happy) mee+ng of ways between the individual & collec+ve…. Take care