LEADERSHIP IN IMPACT

ASSESSMENT –AN INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM

The Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF)

FOTHERGILLTraining & Consulting

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WELCOME AND HOUSE-KEEPING

Thomas Fischer-

Josh Fothergill

Leadership in IA

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OPENING THOUGHTS

Leadership in IA

Umrah Mahadik

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OPENING THOUGHTS

Leadership in IA

Topical – in a country in which leadership is more urgently needed now than probably over more than the last half century

United Kingdom

Over 450 people viewing the announcement to this event on my personal blog – by far the largest number of views I have received for an announcement like this on my blog…

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Original Idea

• There is uncertainty with regards to the future of IA• IA is under pressure in the current post-factual era, where

wishful thinking is frequently stronger than evidence and facts (1+1=3)

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Original Idea

• ‘Leadership’ is of crucial importance for an instrument that aims at transparency and balance

• Internationally, leadership is provided through different means and bodies – a few of those representing them are here today...

• In the UK, leadership has been provided in different ways:– EU, UK and governments of devolved administrations (e.g.

SEA in Scotland, HIA in Wales, England and NI?)

– Professional bodies; IEMA (formerly IEA)

– Consultancies and universities

– IAIA Ireland-UK branch?

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Original Idea

• Whilst over 50 HE institutions in the UK offer e.g. EA related degree programmes, less than a handful are active in associated research and outreach, including e.g. organising events like this– Recent Liverpool EAM Research Centre events

• Leadership in IA

• Implications of Brexit for environmental assessment in the UK

• Reuniting planning and health – the role of impact assessment

• Guidance for more effective SEA

• 25 years of the EIA Directive

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Objectives

• To look at and understand different ways to providing IA (and instrument under threat) leadership internationally

• To discuss whether we currently have sufficient and / or the right type of leadership and what type of leadership may be needed in particular

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Participants…

• Private sector / consultancies

• Public sector / authorities

• Universities

• Others

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Participants…

• UK

• Other European

• Non-European

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Participants…

• HIA

• SEA, SA and EIA

• SIA

• TIA

• Other

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Acknowledgements

Industrial Strategy Higher Education Innovation Fund

• Raymond Hung Shiu Fung

• Speakers

• Colleagues from the EAMRC

• You…

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Questionnaire

1 ‘Autocratic’ leadership: resulting in detailed instructions on what to do and how to do it (e.g. through detailed legislation and guidance) with little space provided to go above set requirements

2 ‘Transformational’ leadership: continuously pushing thinking and practice outside the comfort zone in order to go beyond established (through e.g. guidelines) practices

3 ‘Democratic’ leadership: considering opinions of different experts / leaders in their fields and on that basis to continuously developing IA further to achieve best practice

4 ‘Laissez faire’ leadership: leaving the decisions on ‘how to do it’ to the ‘community’ and providing minimum guidance; the focus may be on e.g. providing a platform for the community to discuss relevant issues)

5 ‘Transactional’ leadership: setting clear roles and tasks and rewards those that fulfill them best; e.g. through accreditation

6 ‘Bureaucratic’ leadership, going by ‘the books’; listening and considering the input of experts; but rejecting an input if it conflicts with policy or past practices.

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

40%

14%

36%

10%

Profession

Private Sector

Public Sector

Academic Sector

Other

5%

3%

10%

24%58%

Position

Student

Graduate

Junior professional

Mid CareerProfessional

Senior Professional

54 respondents (16 from UK)

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

57%24%

10%

4%

5%

Focus

EIA

SEA/SA

HIA

SIA

Other type of IA

5%22%

20%

5%

48%

Number of IAs involved in

None

up to 10

11 to 20

21 to 30

Over 30

54 respondents (16 from UK)

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

54 respondents (16 from UK)

49%51%

Autocratic Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

39%

61%

Transformational Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

49%51%

Democratic Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

36%

64%

Laissez Faire Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

14%

86%

Transactional Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

38%

62%

Bureaucratic Leadership Provided

Strongly agree oragree

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

54 respondents

30%

70%

Overall, the leadership provided is:

Very strong or strong

63%

30%

7%

Main focus of leadership

Procedural compliance

Substantive impact

Other

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Autocratic

Transformational

Democtratic

Laissez Faire

Transactional

Bureaucratic

Other

What type of leadership is required / needed?

56 respondents

UK

Elsewhere

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

90%

10%

Do you think IA needs to change?

Yes

No

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Questionnaire

Leadership in IA

38%

39%

23%

What should that change focus on?

changes within existing IA setup

changes to the IA system overal

other

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The day

10:30 REGISTRATION, TEA AND COFFEE

11:00 Welcome, introduction to the day and aims of the symposium; presentation of results of ‘leadership in IA’ survey; Thomas Fischer and Josh Fothergill

11:25 Rob Verheem: EA Leadership provided by the Netherlands’ EA Commission; Q&A

11:45 Liz Green: HIA Leadership provided by Public Health Wales; Q&A

12:05 Charlotta Faith-Ell: IA Leadership provided by a consultancy – the case of Sweden; Q&A

12:25 Francois Retief: IA Leadership provided by an affiliate of an international association – the case of IAIA South Africa; Q&A

12:45 Ellen Schwaller: The Society of Practitioners of HIA – a brief introduction

12:50 comments from the audience

13:00 LUNCH

14:00 Joachim Hartlik: EA Leadership provided by a membership-based organization – the case of Germany; Q&A

14:20 Elaine McCall: EA Leadership by a devolved government – the case of Scotland; Q&A

14:40 Julia Nowacki: IA leadership by a UN organisation – the case of the WHO European region; Q&A

15:00 Mark King: IA leadership by development banks – reflecting on experiences with the World Bank and the EBRD, Q&A

15:20 comments from the audience

15:40 TEA/COFFEE and Group work: what leadership do we have and what is currently missing (UK and different IA instruments or sectors overall)

16:50 Groups feeding back on main points

17:20 Conclusions of the day (Josh Fothergill and Thomas Fischer)

17:30 CLOSE

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