Upload
luluperrault
View
103
Download
2
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
www.convergencepolicy.org
www.convergencepolicy.org
Deep Divisions and Partisan Gridlock Stand in the Way of Progress
www.convergencepolicy.org
Our Mission
We convene people and groups with conflicting views to
build trust, identify solutions, and form alliances
for action on critical national issues.
www.convergencepolicy.org
What Makes Us Unique
Pro-activeEmploy a proven process that brings conflict
resolution best practices to public policyCreate a safe space for deeper conversation
and trust buildingFocus on engaging diverse and influential
stakeholder groupsFacilitate processes beyond talk to create
unlikely alliances for actionGenerate leverage for stakeholders by
unifying efforts on shared interests
4
www.convergencepolicy.org
Board of TrusteesBill Belding
School of International Service, American
University
Kelly Johnston Campbell Soup
Company
Rich AlperAttorney/Mediator
Maja Ramsey, RockRose Institute
Stuart ButlerThe Heritage Foundation
Dave Lipsky,Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution, Cornell University
John JacobAkin Gump
Louise Phipps Senft Baltimore Mediation
Jessica DibbInspiration
Community, Inc.
Rich Korn, Korn Consulting Group
www.convergencepolicy.org 6And growing!
Leadership Council
www.convergencepolicy.org
Our Projects
U.S.-Pakistan Leaders
Forum
Long-Term Care
Financing Collaborativ
e
Project on Nutrition and Wellness
Re-imaginingEducation Project
www.convergencepolicy.org
Principles Guiding Our Work
No one group or individual has all the answers
The creative tension among those who disagree can generate breakthrough ideas
By pooling knowledge and resources, unlikely stakeholder coalitions create leverage to achieve not-otherwise possible results
By working together, diverse and divergent interests groups (stakeholders) can create breakthrough solutions
National issues can be addressed through public policy and private sector action
Relationships and trust are essential to changing the environment from win-lose negotiation strategies to achieving higher order, win-win solutions
www.convergencepolicy.org
Focus on key stakeholders
• Influential• Positions across the
spectrum• Deeply affected by
outcomes• In it for long haul• Possible alignment
of interests
Enabling deep engagement
• Safe space• Quality of
conversation• Centering on values
not positions• Deep relationship
building
Deliberate (but flexible) process design
• Dialogue at the center• Collaborative setting• Reinforces civility• Concentric circles of
engagement• Active facilitation • Experiencing a different
way of working together
Creates opportunity for transformative ideas
Creates the environment for problem solving
Creates possibility for breakthroughs
Theory of Change
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
Gather intelligence and information
Build trust; establish neutrality
Generate interest in collaboration
Paint a picture of possibilities
Hypothesis test issue frames
Transfer knowledge
Gauge potential for participation
Identify key stakeholders
Barriers to progress
Adversarial positions
Possible areas of common ground
Framing hypothesis
Potential funders
ResearchOutreach / Interviews
Stakeholder map
Framing of the issue
Core stakeholder participant group
Funding
Milestones
The Essential Phase: Assessment
www.convergencepolicy.org
Framing the Issue
ENTER BULLETS THAT DESCRIBE HOW TO BUILD A FRAME or WHAT ARE THE KEY QUESTIONS WE CONSIDER
www.convergencepolicy.org
Current Projects
Project on Nutrition and WellnessK-12 Education ProjectFinancing Long Term CareU.S.-Pakistan Leaders Forum
13
www.convergencepolicy.org
PROJECT UPDATE
Project on Nutrition and Wellness
PNW
www.convergencepolicy.org
What is at Stake
Approximately 35.7% of adults and 17% of children and adolescents in America are obese; many more are overweight.
An estimated 79 million Americans are pre-diabetic with 1.2 million new diagnoses each year.
Type 2 diabetes, once believed to affect only adults, is increasingly being diagnosed among young people.
Obesity, diabetes and other nutrition-related health outcomes cost the U.S. an estimated $190 billion a year in medical expenditures, $4.3 billion in business losses, and pose a threat to our nation’s future.
www.convergencepolicy.org
The Problem and the Opportunity
The major interests work in silos. There is miscommunication. They have seemingly irreconcilable interests. Public health can’t solve this alone. Insurers, employers, and other businesses have a
bottom line interest in helping.
PNW brings together the different sectors to create a new dynamic in the marketplace that will increase consumer demand for healthier diets.
www.convergencepolicy.org
Project Vision and Mission
We envision a transformed culture of eating where accessible, affordable and healthful dietary choices bring enjoyment, improved health and vitality for all Americans.
To realize this vision, PNW will create cross-sector collaboration that catalyzes and accelerates a shift in consumer demand.
www.convergencepolicy.org
Accomplishments to Date
Unifying frame of the issue
Organized key stakeholders
Building trust and agreement
Developing common knowledge
How to increase consumer demand for healthier diets – a unifying framework developed over 125+ interviews with stakeholders and experts.
We have brought together over 40 stakeholders with national profiles, representing diverse fields and interests. They are committed to this project’s success.
Our meetings focus on building trust and relationships among participants so that they are able to see that cooperation is both possible and desirable.
Developing a common level of understanding and knowledge about the barriers to cooperation and surfacing promising areas for cooperation.
Food IndustryCommunity and Civic Groups
Insurers Health and Medicine
Academics, Experts, and Foundations
And many more!
Over 40 Stakeholders Including…
www.convergencepolicy.org
Stakeholder Reflections
“The gathering was impressive and it’s clear the participants are geared toward real solutions. We applaud you for bringing together such a diverse and focused group.” ~Public Interest Advocate
“The dialogue was, indeed, open and honest and much progress was made since last July's meeting. I am excited to report the highlights to my manager and VP.” ~Food Retailer
“I personally found the meeting extremely valuable. It afforded me a number of new insights and new ways to think about engaging with others.” ~Food Industry Leader
“…You delivered a provoking and helpful conversation that holds promise for changing the landscape of the food and health market.” ~Foundation Leader
www.convergencepolicy.org
Levels of OutcomesAlign financial incentives for
producing, marketing,
and consuming
healthier foods
Collaborative activities
among actors in many sectors
Partnerships among
participating
organizations
Trust and understanding
www.convergencepolicy.org
Project on Re-Imagining PK-12 Education
www.convergencepolicy.org
K-12 Education Project
Engaging teachers’ union leaders, technology companies, school reformers, educators, parents and community groups, administrators and policy makers.
To re-imagine a 21st century education system that works for children, parents, teachers, and the society at large.
23
www.convergencepolicy.org
The End Game
Create systemic and sustainable solutions to urgent challenges
facing PreK-12 education in the United States.
24
www.convergencepolicy.org
Accomplishments to Date
Unifying frame of the issue
Organized key stakeholders
Building trust and agreement
Cultivating space for re-imagining
What do we want our education system to produce today, with our 21st century needs and tools? Developed over 125+ interviews with stakeholders and experts.
We have brought together over 40 stakeholders with national profiles, representing diverse fields and interests. They are committed to this project’s success.
Our meetings focus on building trust and relationships among participants so that they are able to see that cooperation is both possible and desirable.
Next retreat will be process-oriented to help participants surface hidden assumptions about our system and what we have inherited, and begin to explore new possibilities.
www.convergencepolicy.org
Potential Questions to Explore Under Frame
In what ways are students now learning? What might a day, week and year in a student’s life look like as we consider models that go beyond the walls of school buildings? What constitutes student success? School success? What would we measure?How can technology transform how students learn and what teachers are able to accomplish?In the context of this new vision, how do we prepare, identify, and retain great school leadership?How do we attract and retain the most talented teachers? How do we support their continuing development and bring out their highest and best contribution? And how do we fairly evaluate their performance to ensure accountability? How do we create a collaborative school culture? How do we create an environment that harvests a child’s intrinsic motivation to learn?
www.convergencepolicy.org
www.convergencepolicy.org
The Stakeholders
Students
Parents
School and District Employees
Unions
Out of School Support
Innovators
Teacher Training
Policy Makers & Advocates
Businesses and
Universities
Outside Perspectiv
es
School Support and Venders
28
www.convergencepolicy.org
Historical Eras of U.S. Education
I. The Puritans, 1630-1700s
II. The American Revolution and creating schools in the new republic, 1770s-1820s
III. Common School Reform Era, 1820s-1860s
IV. The Progressive Era, 1890s-1940s
V. The Civil Rights Movement, 1950s- 1970s (and Excellence Movement 1950s-)
VI. Current Wave of Reform, 1983-29
www.convergencepolicy.org
For Example: The Puritans, 1630-1700s
Viewed Children as Sinful and DepravedWorried about Mortality Rates, Weakening
Family Role, and Juvenile DelinquencyEducation for Salvation
30
www.convergencepolicy.org
Challenges for the New Republic
How to create new citizens?
What materials should students read?
Who should be educated?
How to balance order and liberty?
How to educate a diverse population?
31
www.convergencepolicy.org
Common School Reform Agenda
Get children into schoolIncrease the length of the school yearConsolidate rural districts into town
systemsDevelop mechanisms for state supervision
and regulationImprove efficiency and teacher qualityCreate uniform textbooks, curriculaImprove school buildings
32
www.convergencepolicy.org
New Challenges/Problems of the 1890s and early 1900s
ImmigrationIndustrializationUrbanization New Types of Students Entering
SchoolsIQ Testing, Administrative
Reorganization, Efficient Management of Schools
33
www.convergencepolicy.org
Summation of Progressive Era, 1890s-1940s
“Meet the needs” of the whole childDifferentiation of curriculum and
school tasksExpertise in leadershipEmergence of Teacher Unions as a
protection against excesses of authoritarian control
34
www.convergencepolicy.org
Progressive Era:School organization should be built on a corporate
model
35
19th Century Industrial Model
36
www.convergencepolicy.org
Changes after WWII
Increase in High School EnrollmentIncrease in College AttendanceMassive Technological ChangeNuclear AgeCold WarNew Roles for the Federal Government
37
www.convergencepolicy.org
Some main themes of the 1950s-2000s
The Push for Educational ExcellenceDesegregation and Civil RightsThe School Curriculum Reform
MovementEqual Educational Opportunity and the
Alleviation of Poverty
38
www.convergencepolicy.org
Current demographics and trends
Bulge in old people (2020 – 2050)More HispanicsAn increasing poverty gapLess two-parent families More childhood disabilitiesGrowth in innovation Trend toward social and emotional
learning39
www.convergencepolicy.org
FIRST MEETING: Project Goals
Mobilize an exceptionally diverse, influential, experienced, and creative group of leaders who are passionate about the future of education in America and committed to creating that future in partnership with others.
Create a shared, powerful vision of extraordinary education for the next generations of American children.
Map key pathways to realize the vision.
Define the essential actions and actors needed to begin moving forward.
Launch a partnership of leaders committed to realizing the vision together.
40
www.convergencepolicy.org
FIRST MEETING: Guiding Principles
We seek to envision a future where children experience extraordinary education. This will require rethinking the purposes of education and reimagining teaching and learning.
Our task is not to fix the current educational experience but to invent something new.
Creating extraordinary education for future generations will require us to move beyond our commitments to, and critiques of, the current system.
With a compelling vision, clear pathways for change, and committed partners, the leaders in this group can transform the future of education.
41
www.convergencepolicy.org
What Struggles to Get In
Early Childhood
Technology
InnovationPersonalized
Learning
New Systems Learning
Social Emotional
Learning
Partnerships
42
www.convergencepolicy.org
People Headed in Different Directions
College-Ready
Happy, Health
y
Children
Prepared Citizens
Equal Opportunities
Building the Leaders of Tomorrow
High Test Scores
High School
Graduation
43
TimeR
eso
urc
es
Tale
nt
Accountability
Current Debates
Extended Instruction
Time
Aligned Assessments
Student Testing
NCLB Waivers
Ali
gn
ed
C
urr
icu
lum
Inte
gra
tin
g
Tech
nolo
gy
Hirin
g
Pra
ctices
Teach
er
Pre
para
tion
E
valu
atio
n,
an
d P
D
More, Better, Different
44
www.convergencepolicy.org
Setting Course: A shared vision of success
45
Re-imagining Learning for the 21st Century
Collaborati
on
Teacher Preparation
Quality
Leadership
Early
Childhood
Blended
Learning
46
www.convergencepolicy.org
Vision of Success: Outcomes
47
www.convergencepolicy.org
U.S.-Pakistan Leaders Forum
www.convergencepolicy.org
To create a safe space where Pakistani and American leaders can build trust and launch partnerships that create value for both countries while improving mutual respect and understanding between the two societies.
To demonstrate that cooperation between American and Pakistani society can occur despite challenges in the inter-governmental relationship.
To shift perceptions among policy leaders in both countries in order to facilitate constructive policy making and greater stability in the overall relationship.
Project Mission
www.convergencepolicy.org
Increase bi-lateral cooperation
Form new partnerships
Identify shared interests
Build mutual understanding and respect
Engage diverse leaders
Advocate for policy reform
A Strategic Approach to Cultivating New Levels of Cooperation
Creating a Durable Platform for Cooperation
2011
2012
2013
2013
2013
2013
US-Pakistan Dairy Working Group
US-Pakistan Interfaith Consortiumwith Intersections International
Platform Extension and Partnership Building
Tim
e
US-Pakistan Higher Education Forum
Lahore Forum
Education and
Agriculture
Potomac Forum
Media, Arts and
Culture
2010
White Oak Planning Retreat
US-Pakistan Business Consortiumwith Atlantic Council
2013US-Pakistan Arts and Culture Working Groupwith Asia Society
www.convergencepolicy.org
3 Days 40+ Participants 3 Working Groups 15 Partnership Projects Identified
U.S.-Pakistan Leaders Forum - Feb 17-19, 2011
www.convergencepolicy.org
U.S.-Pakistan Leaders Forum on Media & Culture – June 17-19, 2012
3 Days 55+ Participants 2 Working Groups 18+ Partnership Projects Identified
www.convergencepolicy.org
2011 2012Number of US-Pakistan Sister
School Pairings:
7 11
2013 Goal25
Partnership of N.A.I.S and CAREPATXCAVAMDMOAZFLIANJ
CAWVMDNYALGAIN
2011 StatesParticipatin
g
2012 StatesParticipatin
g
Partnership Example: Sister Schools
www.convergencepolicy.org
U.S.-Pakistan Interfaith Consortium
2011 - 2012 2012 - 2013
Intersections
International Center for Religion & Diplomacy
Intersections
Lahore University of Management Sciences
International Islamic University of Islamabad
10 Participants 20 Participants
Town Halls
Media Coverage
Part
ners
Scop
e
Partnership Example: UPIC
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
1. Identify an issue
2. Map the players
and positions
3. Frame the issue
4. Build trust and
agreement
5. Create alliances
for action
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in the way of progress.
Conduct extensive research and interviews to map the key players, their positions, and their underlying interests.
Stakeholders develop a shared action plan to implement the solutions they recommend.
Identify a unique framing that will encourage diverse stakeholders to come to the table.
Organize stakeholders for a sustained and professionally facilitated dialogue that builds trust and relationships, clarifies differences, and surfaces areas for cooperation.
AssessmentDialogue Leading to
Action
Our Process
www.convergencepolicy.org
Exercise Slide 1
A national issue where division or the failure to pool knowledge stands in
the way of progress.
www.convergencepolicy.org
Exercise Slide 2
www.convergencepolicy.org
Exercise Slide 3
www.convergencepolicy.org
CONVERGENCE CENTER FOR POLICY RESOLUTION
1101 17 t h Street NW, Suite 1350Washington, DC 20036
TEL: (202) 973-4671 EMAIL: info@convergencepol icy.org
Fol low us on Twitter or fi nd us on Facebook: ConvergenceCtr
Thank You!