Bob Arnkil, lead expert Talking’ ‘bout MY GENERATION

1. Bob Arnkil, lead expert Talking’ ‘bout MY GENERATION PATRAS JANUARY 2009 The My Generation project has been co-financed by the European Regional Development Funds, through the URBACT II Operational Programme.

2. We have somehow shifted near the end of MY GENERATION project, it is a Friday 14. 2011 Good things have happened… In terms of connections – what are you particularly happy about? ”I’m really happy that this connection was established”

3. MY GENERATION AND • THE TOPICS OF • COORDINATION • CITY ACTION REPORTS • MG/MY DIARY • GOOD PRACTICE CASES/METHODS • LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS AND ACTION PLANS

4. MY GENERATION • CONTRIBUTING TO BUILDING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT GENERATE TRUST • BEING CONNECTED BETTER IN PROMOTING THE YOUTH CAUSE • UNDERSTANDING BETTER THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE ACTORS • NEW CONNECTIONS (LSG…) • ACTION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE (GOOD PRACTICE) • BETTER COORDINATION (important ideas and next steps in LAP…)

5. MY GENERATION FIRST PHASE: ANCHORING/FOCUS IN CITY CONTEXT SECOND PHASE: NETWORK LEARNING GUIDE-LINES (AFTER PATRAS) CITY REPORTS/STATUS CITY REPORTS/FINAL GOOD PRACTICE CANDIDATES GOOD PRACTICES LOCAL ACTION PLAN DRAFTS LOCAL ACTION PLANS

6. Three levels of learning ”Metalessons” on better coordination-connectedness, MG networking and method development MG cluster learning: good practice conclusions on outreach and education/employment Operational level – local networks & Local Support Groups (LSG) working on their key challenges and drawing up their Local Action Plans (LAP)

7. Coordination • Activities and actors concerning youth are now fragmented • Of particular interest for us are actors and activities concerning outreach and education/employment • ”Defragmentation = better coordination = better connectedness of activities and actors concerning the young as a resourse of cities • Better coordination (= new/better connectedness) is a key outcome of MG in all cities

8. Each city has its particular challenges concerning the coordination of actors and activities Establishing a new platform for a new activities – establishing a ”node” to coordinate better existing activities with some new activities > FOCUS > WHAT IS RELEVANT/MAKES A DIFFERENCE Derived from this MG can serve a different purpose in the cities (the importance/role as a platform of connections) The conclusions of coordination are based on the MG experiences of working with these (and also other) actors and activities

9. MG WORKING MARTIX: KEY ITEMS RUNNING THROUGH ALL ACTIVITIES AND REPORTING OF MG • NEEDS, IDEAS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE ACTORS/ STAKEHOLDERS • NEW CONNECTIONS AND ACTION • MAKING A DIFFERENCE: WHAT WORKS • SURPRISES, BARRIERS, AND NEGOTIATING THEM • KEY LEARNING POINTS, LOCAL AND TRANSNATIONAL • CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, NEXT STEPS

10. THE MG WORKING MATRIX 

11. Partner City Tasks With a process supported and led by the LSG, and via workshop(s) define the focus of the city MG-project: Where does the City MG-project want to make a difference in terms of establishing new connections and joint action = first draft of Local Action Plan Executing the action, exploring, experimenting negotiating Keeping a ”MG Field Diary” using also MG Working Matrix (making sure you get ”lively material”) Reporting

12. CITY REPORTING: The role and tasks of CITY reports in MG The city reports are the reports on the MG activities of the city (provided by core group/contact person ) The city reports use the GUIDELINES (including the working MATRIX, in a creative way) In addition to addressing the MATRIX themes, the CITY reports provide basic/background information information, stories, pictures, video, contact info, etc. according to GUIDELINES

13. REPORTING AND CASE STUDIES Giving an action report on the launch of action CITY-report by May 09 (Glasgow), progress report for ”halfway house” January 10 (in XXX) and final by May (Gdansk) 10 according to MG GUIDELINES (provided after PATRAS meeting) Providing case/method reports on Outreach and Edu/Employment (Outreach preliminary by May 09 (Glasgow) and final by May 10 (Gdansk), Edu/Empl. Preliminary Sept 09 (Gothenburg), final Oct 10 (Valencia) Drawing a draft and final Local Action Plan Nov-Dec. 10 according to GUIDELINES and using MG Working Matrix

14. MG/MY DIARY (kept by city core team/ contact person, could be a collective diary on Internet/intrane, tblog • Care should be taken to keep a diary on what happens in the MG process, it will help the reporting • A rough guideline of what should be noted is in the MG MATRIX • Particular attention should be given to: • Messages/needs expressed by the actors/stakeholders • New connections established • What seems to work/ what not • Surprises, incidents, events

15. Theme Leader Tasks in Outreach and Edu/Employment, together with experts Supporting the understanding and creativeness primarily in the themes of Outreach and Edu/Employment (but also coordination) Extracting Good Practice (cases/methods/vingettes…) Arranging joint learning activities & exchange in the Themes Drawing preliminary Good Practice learning lessons on the Themes form cases/material provided by Cities and other sources in a timetable specified in the GUIDELINES Compiling good practice case/method reports on the Themes for Network closure Feb 11 (Antwerp) using MG and other material

16. Theme leader tasks, together with lead expert and experts for Coordination Supporting the understanding and creativeness in the theme of Coordination Extracting the overall ”metalessons” of achieving better coordination/ connectedness in MG Reviewing preliminary reports and cases and providing feedback from a coordination/connection point of view Drawing preliminary observations and recommendations by Sept 09 based on MG materials and experiences Reviewing drafts of final reports on Good Practice cases and LAPs, providing feedback and making a report on Good Practice of coordination/connectedness based on MG material and others

17. LSG : The role and tasks of Local Support Groups in MG LSG should be ”something different” in terms of new connections: a ”fitting piece”/ development coalition/platform promoting the youth cause in the respective context The LSG should reflect and work with the MATRIX: NEED BASED, NEW CONNECTIONS & ACTION, MAKING A DIFFERENCE (WHAT WORKS), MUTUAL LEARNING… Special attention to real participation of the young generation Secure a core LSG and then a broader network implementing the MATRIX Keep a ”Field diary” how the process unfolds (see MG DIARY) Secure channels to mainstreaming and sustainability Develop and consolidate the LAP that draws together the conclusions, recommendations and next steps of the MATRIX

18. LAP : The role and tasks concerning Local Action Plans in MG The purpose of the LAP is to secure the next steps and sustainability of the new connections and action LAP is the CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEP (The ”summary column” of the MG Working MATRIX) LAP contributes to a new level of good coordination, engagement and results in youth matters in the city The LAP is developed in the MG process, first draft in kick-off workshop, then along the way and a draft of final LAP in Nov-Dec 10, and after feedback, final Every LAP must be tailored to the context

19. A summary of this will be given in • MG GUIDELINES • Tasks • Workshops • Reports • Good Practice Cases • LSGs • LAPs • -Timelines • After the Patras-workshop

20. THE NEXT – NEXT GENERATION OF SILVER SURFERS

22. ADDITIONAL LIDES NOT USED IN PATRAS JANUARY 2009

24. Coordinating the whole, establishing new contacts, making good practice known and influencial Educational community and actors Connection to demand and business, providing perspectives, hands-on counselling, guidance and drop out prevention, enhancing employability The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices Business and employment community and actors Local community and actors Real input in design, execution and evaluation of activities, making the positive input of young visible Upstream involvement, providing perpectives to demand, engaging in enhancing employability, providing practice Providing ”doors” to positive activity, recreation & community engagement, champions, role models… Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment

25. 2009 2010 2011… Network ”halfway house” Jan 10 XXX Steering group 09 May 09 (with Outreach) Network Sept 09 (with empl.) Network closure Feb 11 Antwerp Network Jan 2009 Patras MG network level: the whole/ good practice of coordination (built around overall reflection) COORDINATION LESSONS Youth event April 2009 Rotterdam Employment review Sept 09 + hosting peer ws + network Gothenburg Employment report Oct 10 +hosting peer ws Valencia EMPLOYMENT LESSONS, case reports Cluster level: joint problem solving lessons (built around peer reviews & task visits Outreach review May 2009 + hosting peer ws + steering group Glasgow Outreach report May 10 + hosting ws Gdansk OUTREACH LESSONS, case reports Operational level: city projects (built around LSG+network+ LAP FUTURE WORKSHOPS JAN- MARCH 09 Progress report LAP-draft + final Nov-Dec 10 CITY PROJECTS LSG meetings LSG meetings LSG meetings LSG meetings

26. ITEMS IN REPORTS AND GOOD PRACTICE CASES (to be specified in MG GUIDELINES) • Identifying the case (what, where…) • The case in a nutshell, with a ”soundbite” • Perspectives, connections, results (using the MATRIX themes – needs, connections/actions, what works, learning,…) + animation/stories/ • Youth engagement • Education community engagement • Business community engagement • … • 4) Synoptic summary: needs, connections, good practice, learning… • 5) Recommendations and next steps • 6) Contact info • 7) Further reading • 8) Key words

27. 2a Community activities 2b Education 2c Employment 5. Building effective strategies and sustainable local action 3b Educational community 4.Learning and exchange 1. The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices 3a Local community 3c Business community 2. Extended establishing period

28. Educational community and actors The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices New contact New contact New contact New contact New contact Business and employment community and actors Local community and actors New contact Providing holistic, seamless support

29. Educational community and actors Training, professional capabilities, employability Business and employment community and actors Practice, further training, employment Local community and actors Community activities, recreation, volunteers Citizen capabilities, Employ-ability In collabo- ration with… In collabo- ration with… Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Active transitions Active transitions Active transitions

30. Coordinating the whole, establishing new contacts, making good practice known and influencial Educational community and actors The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices Business and employment community and actors Local community and actors Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment

31. All: Better coordination of youth initiatives, good practice made visible, working towards sustainable structural solutions ROTTERDAM Local community building, activation to positive solutions > employability/ education, crime prevention, Birmingham, Glasgow, Bari, Gdansk, Riga BIRMINGHAM From education to employment, drop out prevention Warsaw, Tirgu-Mures, Valencia, Patras, Gothenburg, Rotterdam GOTHENBURG Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Active transitions Active transitions Active transitions

32. Management, governance, policy making Horizontal Partners (like other projects) Horizontal Partners (like public and private services, NGOs Citizens, the young, local communities customers, target groups

33. Anticipating the good result of My Generation Evaluating progress Making adjustments New anticipation (sutainability) Kick-off FUTURE DIALOGUE (and first scetch for a new Local Action Plan) Mid term FUTURE DIALOGUE (and elaborating the Local Action Plan) Taking stock FUTURE DIALOGUE (and consolidating the Local Action Plan) Other workshops, working groups Other workshops, working groups Other workshops, working groups Project activities

34. Network workshops Network workshops Network workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Local Support Group Local Support Group Local Support Group City projects City projects City projects 6 My Generation Coordination Task Group Support & Animation My Generation Network Platform Joint learning: Coordination, sustainability 4 Local outputs Local outputs Local outputs 3 2 Joint learning: Outreach Activation Join learningt:To em-ployment 5 joint problem solving joint problem solving 1 Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Active transitions Active transitions Active transitions

35. Network workshops Network workshops Network workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Series of local dialogical workshops Local Support Group Local Support Group Local Support Group City projects City projects City projects 6 My Generation Coordination Task Group Support & Animation My Generation Network Platform 4 Local outputs Local outputs Local outputs 3 2 5 joint problem solving joint problem solving 1 Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Active transitions Active transitions Active transitions

36. MY GENERATION • BEING CONNECTED BETTER – UNDERSTANDING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS > NEW CONNECTIONS (LSG) > ACTION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE >CONTRIBUTING TO BUILDING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT GENERATE TRUST > BETTER COORDINATION (LAP) • PRACTICAL ACTION, REAL PARTICIPATION • THE YOUNG • THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, PARENTS… • THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY • THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY • THE PUBIC OFFICIALS • OTHERS… • > EACH CITY FORMS A ”CONSTELLATION” (OUTREACH EMPHASIS, EDU/EMPLOYMENT EMHASIS) FROM THESE THAT IS RELEVANT/INTERESTING/NEW AND WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE DURING THE TIME OF MY GENERATION > GOOD PRACTICES • > FITTING THESE EFFORTS INTO THE NETWORK OF ONGOING EFFORTS IN THE CITIES > GOOD PRACTICES ON COORDINATION

37. What is a better level of coordination? Knowing and trusting each other better – who, what aspirations, what needs being connected in a positive way listening and respecting each other, being positively curious being resources for each other engaging in joint action

38. BETTER COORDINATION (”CREATING WELL CONNECTED SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT GENERATE TRUST” in practice can mean • - establishing new connections where they now don’t exist • - strenghtening weaks connections • - revitalising existing ones • healing broken ones • ….

39. MY GENERATION • BEING CONNECTED BETTER – UNDERSTANDING NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS > NEW CONNECTIONS (LSG) > ACTION THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE >CONTRIBUTING TO BUILDING SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT GENERATE TRUST > BETTER COORDINATION (LAP) • PRACTICAL ACTION, REAL PARTICIPATION • THE YOUNG • THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, VOLUNTEERS, FAMILIES, PARENTS… • THE EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY • THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY • THE PUBIC OFFICIALS • OTHERS… • > EACH CITY FORMS A ”CONSTELLATION” (OUTREACH EMPHASIS, EDU/EMPLOYMENT EMHASIS) FROM THESE THAT IS RELEVANT/INTERESTING/NEW AND WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE DURING THE TIME OF MY GENERATION > GOOD PRACTICES • > FITTING THESE EFFORTS INTO THE NETWORK OF ONGOING EFFORTS IN THE CITIES > GOOD PRACTICES ON COORDINATION

40. As actors we are particularly interested in are the young themselves, local communities, educators, the business community and public officials, politicians… As activities we are particularly interested in real participation, active transitions and need/demand based activities (outreach emphasis – edu/empl. emphasis Each city has its particular challenges concerning the coordination of these actors and activities > FOCUS > WHAT IS RELEVANT/MAKES A DIFFERENCE Derived from this MG can serve a different purpose in the cities (the importance/role as a platform of connections The conclusions of coordination are based on the MG experiences of working with these (and also other) actors and activities