WHAT IS THE RICHARDSON COLLEGEFOR THE ENVIRONMENT+ SUSTAINABILITY?
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A HUB OF INNOVATION ... 1AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY ... 2A CONSTELLATION MODEL ... 5SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION ... 6
A HUB OF INNOVATION
COMMONINFRASTRUCTURE
Building ComplexAtrium and Flex SpacesCommon Study AreasClassroomsResearch, Teaching LabsLibrariesGreenhouse, VivariumWireless InterentCisco TelepresenceElements Cafe
Undergraduate StudentsGraduate ResearchIntl. Students, Visiting FacultyProfessorsDepartments, Faculty HeadsAcademic AdministrionResearch Support StaffPhysical Plant, Maintenance Canada Research ChairsResearch Centres, Institutes
INTELLECTUAL ANDHUMAN RESOURCES
Indigenous Studies, MDPInstitute for Urban StudiesCampus Sustainability OfficeIntl. Centre Infect. DiseasesArctic Gateway InitiativeCisco Chair, Collab. Tech.Urban Media Research LabCIRCLE
APPLIED RESEARCHAND INNOVATION
Spence, West BroadwayPortage AvenueFurby-Langside CampusMcFeetors Hall, ResidenceUWSA Childcare CentreRichardson Green CorridorTerry MacDonald SquareProximity to DowntownProximity to other Post-Secondary Institutions
CAMPUS ANDTHE COMMUNITY
“This new complex will not only provide innovative new science and environmental facilities for
UWinnipeg students, faculty and researchers. It will enable us to develop leaders who will become
effective global stewards, and contribute to the development of practical solutions to today’s complex
environmental issues.” - Dr. Axworthy
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BUILDING ON THE PROMISE OF THE RICHARDSON COLLEGE AS ASOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTALRESEARCH, EDUCATION AND APPLIED INNOVATION.
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
“The Richardson College for the Environment will bring together
world-class instructors and cutting-edge technology to educate
generations of students who will be able contribute to solutions for
the growing environmental problems we face today in our
communities, across our country and around the world.” - Carolyn Richardson Hursh, Chairman of James Richardson & Sons, Ltd.
“This investment in leading-edge technology reinforces Manitoba's
commitment to developing centres of innovation, learning and research to
continue to build on our successes in today's knowledge-based
economy.” - Peter Bjornson, Manitoba Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade
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Community-University Partnerships The City as a Classroom Student Research
Opportunities Advanced Graduate Research First Class Lab Facilities
Interdisciplinary Research Collaborations Applied Research and
Innovation Projects Knowledge Mobilization Enhanced global profile New Funding Streams
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY:
“A cutting-edge facility, engaging students and faculty in
innovative research and development in natural and social
sciences with a focus including the global North, climate change,
water stewardship, ‘green chemistry’, urban sustainability and
Indigenous science.” - Media Release, June 27, 2011
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CAN WE DESIGN A NEW MODEL FOR SPARKING COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION AT THE RICHARDSON COLLEGE?
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The Stewardship Group sets overall strategic vision,monitors the partnership’s overall health, identifiesopportunities to initiate new constellations, and ensures that constellations align with the partnership’s overall purpose and objectives.
A third-party Secretariat is established in an intermediary organization with the experience and capacity to manage day-to-day administration.
A CONSTELLATION MODEL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
Inspired by complexity theory, the constellation model emphasizes the role of small, self-organizing action groups working together on a particular project or initiative.
Constellations flow from opportunism, not from a rigid strategic plan. This makes it possible to balance the interests and needs of each group within the broader goal of highly productive collaboration.
SECRETARIAT3RD PARTY
COORDINATION
SPECIALOPPORTUNITYINNOVATION
FUND
STEWARDSHIPGROUP
Faculty, Student Reps,
Research Centres,
Community Groups, First
Nations, Government,
Private Sector Reps
ENABLING FACTORS
Light-weight Governance
Third-Party Coordination
Action-Focused Teams
Funding Incentives
Strategic Vision
Focus on Innovation
Cooperation
CONSTELLATIONS
Constellations take the form of clusters of activity in which partners voluntarily participate. They can be formal projects, opportunistic initiatives or working groups.
SHAREDVISION
MAGNETIC ATTRACTORS
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”SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTIONSTEP ONE: SETTING STRATEGIC VISION
SUSTAINABLE NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT
RICHARDSON COLLEGESTRATEGIC VISION 2014
Members of the Stewardship Group represent a cross section of stakeholders and interests active at Richardson College. Priority is given to academic, research and student representation, however local community, First Nations, government and private sector stakeholders may participate as advisors in the group.
The Stewardship Group identifies strategic vision and objectives for the overall partnership on an annual basis. The strategic Vision is not meant to limit the kind of collaborative partnerships that might form, but to give some overall direction, respond to emerging research needs and opportunities, and create a basis for evaluating what initiatives will receive support through the Special Opportunity Innovation Fund.
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INDIGENOUSFOODSECURITY
BIOLOGICALDIVERSITYSTUDIES
CLIMATE CHANGEADAPTATION
SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP TWO: DISCOVERY & EXPLORATIONOpportunities for formal and informal networking and knowledge exchange are supported by the Richardson College through a program of lectures and symposia, lunch and learn sessions, an annual conference and other communication channels. Constituent members of the Richardson College are given a platform to share their work and to learn about the work being done by colleagues across a number of disciplines. The culture of knowledge sharing and celebration at Richardson College lays the groundwork for sparking new professional relationships that may lead to the formation of innovative new research constellations.
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SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP THREE: CONSTELLATION FORMATIONConstellations become active when a group of partners decides to work on a particular issue. This emphasis on action teams accommodates the tensions around priorities that naturally exist when several groups come together. If one group wants to prioritize field research and another wants to work on public policy development, they can. They simply start a constellation and other interested partners cluster around them. The model helps to preserve the partners’ organizational autonomy. Groups only engage in issues that align with their interests.
SUMMER FIELD SCHOOL:INDIGENOUS FOOD SECURITYAND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYIN MANITOBA’S NORTH
ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGEMITIGATION POLICY: EMBRACINGINDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES
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SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP FOUR: APPLICATION TO THE INNOVATION FUNDA Special Opportunity Innovation Fund, established by the Richardson College and administered by the Stewardship Group, is established to support constellations that demonstrate innovation and excellence. The Innovation Fund is intended as seed resources for new collaborations that are interdisciplinary, demonstrate a commitment to applied research, create professional research opportunities for students, engage community stakeholders and align with the overall strategic vision established by the Stewardship Group.
SPECIALOPPORTUNITYINNOVATION
FUND
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SHARED VISION
ENABLING FACTORS
PARTNERSHIPGROUP
CONSTELLATION
CONSTELLATION
CONSTELLATION
1. Lightweight governance2. Action Focused Teams(Constellations)3. 3rd Party Coordination
LightweightAgreements+ Governance
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CHAOS
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CONSTELLATION
SECRETARIAT3RD PARTY
COORDINATION
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