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Opening and check in
Opening Archana Deshmukh, ICAI VP Asia Pacific and Eric
Tseng, ICAI VP Communications
Welcoming by KP Choong, Long time colleague and past ICA
Malaysia Board member.
Location reports are available on a separate location
Reports: Malaysia –KP Choong, HCDI, India-Thomas, ICA
India – Archana, ICA Taiwan- Larry Philbrook, ICA Nepal-
Ishu, Leadership Inc- Mark Pixley, ORP Korea-Hee Jae
Reports sent by ICA Australia NZ Robyn Hutchinson and Michelle Rush, ICA Bangladesh-Aziz
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Sustainable Development Goals 2030 Game
We invited two colleagues from ICA Taiwan Eric Tseng and Jackie Chang to facilitate a game based on the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 developed by the UN. It
allows a group to in a short period of time to see the consequences of behavior that seems to make sense based on goals, yet harms society, and the environment. It will
remind colleagues of the social process triangle but the second half is about now that you are aware of the consequences, are you willing to change?
Now our perspective of the world was challenged.
Organizational Constellation and Defining Heaven and Hell
We moved in the afternoon to a process for ICA Asia to explore our vision, challenges and opportunities. Mark Pixley invited a Jan
Lelie, a colleague connected to the ICA through Jon and Maureen Jenkins in the Netherlands and the IAF.
He guided us through a four step process…
ICA is like (using our given name first letters to describe ICA)
4 quadrants of our reality: Wind, Fire, Earth, Water
Heaven and Hell: ICA 2030 – What is the image of these two opposites? We used Legos as archetypes to describe the
future, and told stories.
Then actions to create and signs it is being created for each heaven and hell
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ICA is like… (use first letters of our given name to describe ICA)
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Four teams create constellation maps of ICA Reality ICA Reality is Like…Define 4 quadrants: ie: Wind, Earth, Fire, Water Place Lego characters to represent elements of our ICA situation
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Mapping ICA Heaven and Hell In brainstorm ICA Heaven and Hell… Create a storyboard…Or verbal story… share
Heaven Hell
TOP become ways of education
World governance based on principles of ICA
New Person
Depth Human Transformation
Reflective leadership and collaboration
Community development Co-Dev/Facilitation
Co development of communities
Facilitation integration ICA move on
Poor become the leaders of the world
Reflective (spirit based) leadership and collaboration
TOP Way of Education and living (schools, collages)
Workd governacne based on ICA Principle
ICA center, New People everywhere
Depth human base in Society, every group
Every ICA busy with work and have money we want
Art Intel being tuagt of top for humand
Education system based on TOP principles to develop potential
Groundhog Day Sell Out Civil War Irrelevance We are having
the same conversation about how we might work together
People going through the motion but not actually facilitating
We have merged into a consulting training company
Fear dictators emerge to stop freedom of speech and consensus building
Country ICAs split and fight for IP and clients
Top methods are abused
Conflict among Top trainers
IAF or Independent company hijack ToP Methods
No one wants to learn ToP
Facilitators replaced by AI
People are bored by ToP
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Actions to create flowed by signs or milestones that it is being created for each heaven and hell
Heaven Hell
Actions to Take to Create Heaven Signs you are creating Heaven Signs you are creating Hell Actions to Take to Create Hell Dialogue on ICA
development between ICAs (world
cafe)
Involve more people Common vision (on
regional basis)
Local ICAs look for ways to use ICA methods with
themselves
ICAI not able to decide for local
National ICA structure
constrains options Peer to Peer isolation
or dependency
Regional marketing and project
development group
Unblock the ICA geo group connections (by
virtual)
ToP teaching method to evolve to include
blended learning
Exploring the question behind the
question (and whether you understand)
Two portions of ICA in Court
ToP – the real method
is in a book in China
NGO funding cycle – work til we run out of
money
Part of curriculum with MBA/ colleges
Expansionary introduction program
(like RS1)
More conversation between ICAs
Globally
Zoom non-attendance
Mis using trust of stakeholders
Not diversifying our resources, tools,
methods
Choose a large mission that calls us to
recruit people
Collaborative venture with other NGOs and
organizations
Multiple people communications
ICA members 50 years
old or above
CTF or training fight for territory
Manipulation facilitation
Each ICA has at least one participant under
35
Figure out networking and learning network
You understand the
other person’s comments
Strained ICA/IAF (local mistrust)
Don’t trust each other
– fester Never reflect on action
or impact
Develop focus around utilizations: education,
government, agile
ToP is offered to students for them to
work on their projects
Sharing what peple are doing (and
learning from each other)
ICA has not clarified
what ICA does
Commercialize ToP – just another tool
Creating dependency
ToP tool development
in response to changing trends
Similar programs in
multiple levels
Ex ICA consultants for
income +
ICA stops collaboration (I am the
light Monthly Zoom calls
Small steps in the
right direction
Not welcome new or
young people ICA never relationship
with IAF
What do you take with you from the work on Heaven and hell?
Came up
Process itself, learning method, new method
Way about the facilitation
Was confused, stayed there and let new emerge
Missing element, Who am I?, Struggle between Blue/Red world
Yes!
What will we come up?
We are here to make a difference.
ICA has to look forward to help clients and communities
Rejuvenate and reposition
Importance to stay at it at all moments
We assume and think we have an answer and have to be open to a different approach
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DRUM CIRCLE
At 6:00 pm we took a break for Drumming and introduction to Inclusive Outdoor
Classroom, a program for mainstreaming of typical students and disabled students to
learn together in an active outdoor environment. Loren Weybright invited a teacher and
a coach from Inclusive Outdoor Classroom to talk about their work including a slide show.
https://ww.facebook.com/inclusiveoutdoorclass/
Evan Chua, an 11 year old
who loves nature, and is in
the program, creates
artwork to support the work.
We bought everything he
had to share and then
drummed, and drummed
and celebrated our day so
we can go to dinner outside.
Dr. S. Y. Lee Leader with passion and vigor! Teck Kwang lead drummers like an orchestra
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Monday, September 8th 2019 GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF TOP STUDY Introducing the Roots of ToP™ Methods
What does it mean to be fully and authentically “human”? This philosophical quest was central to
the founders of the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA).
Phenomenology seemed to capture a lot of perspectives. Existentialists posed many of the same
questions, conceptually and in practical research.
The consistent application of a phenomenological approach led to the formation of a unique
methodology through a series of major steps.
As a body of knowledge, the Technology of Participation (ToP™) is applied phenomenology.
GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF TOP Wayne and Jo Nelson
Foreword
Introduction
Section 1: Theory and background Section 2: Core ToP Applications Section 3 ToP
Design
Section 4: Study
Methodologies
Appendix and
Bibliography
Understanding
Phenomenology
as the root
Journey
toward top
methodology
The
Technology of
Participation
Intro to core
ToP Methods
Focused
Conversation
Consensus
Workshop
Participatory
Strategic
Planning
Action
Planning
Journey Wall
Design Eye Charting
ToP Seminar
Foundation
Conclusion
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TOP – Technology of Participation ENERGIZES Challenges OPTIONS • Well define method/ Systematic
approach • Validating/ reliability • Result orientated (research) • Immediately positive response • Facilitators are growing • Participatory process find their voice
they experience • Engaging empowering enabling
• Allows participation from everyone • Allow people to speak to hear voices
integrate into consensus • People from different culture coming
together • All sectors, languages, people ages
being engaged (egalitarian) • Makes collective thinking productive • Deep Philosophy behind ToP & creates
curiosity, engagement and energies group
• Our method developed to help & capture practical issues in daily life/ work – not theoretical (both practical and based on deep philosophy
• Fundraising- not easy to get $/sponsor for workshops and projects • Marketing for programs – people don't know about top, the benefits, what’s in it for
me • ToP methodology a bit outdated – not accommodate trends of digitization, younger
generation needs may not adapt to changes • Relevancy of top methodology in current day situation (especially VUCA environment)
group has different opinions on this • Facilitators flexibility to integrate methods being used to needs of situation –
competency required is high/ market has high expectation of facilitators • Facilitators teaching ToP methods before they are proficient in using top methods as
a practitioner (one reason is they need $) • People tend to generalize, utilizing big word in naming clusters for “consensus
method” • Confidence of ToP based methods heading to strong pride and at times arrogance
Picture: • Documentation of top/ results • Conflicting identity • Awareness about ToP • Differentiating ToP methods • Finding out clients requirements
• Non-existence of marketing strategy • What is human development? We talk about it over and over again, but do we mean
the same thing in the term • Encouraging what is working well • Local ICA limit options through their strategy • Balancing quality without limiting innovation • Are we a company or an NGO? • Some communities have difficulty to write cards • Participants not like to talk/ write • ToP method are taught in English but I need to translate to 3 other language • How do we tap into other methods? How do we research other method to support
human development • How do we use top methods in a “classroom” without losing the meaning/ essence
of the method • We have less visibility (in India) compared with the IAF • How can we bear in mind that ICA is for human development not for teaching ToP
training only or extend business.. • How do we make it a transition? Succession: How do we bring out a new generation? • We have too many schools of ICA Facilitation?
• Documenting success stories • Certificated courses by local ICA
ICAI generating fund for ICAS to expand top • One month
program from new top learners • Materials to motivate people to come to ToP training (in
dialect and local language) • Regularly align materials for each program • Design online resources for facilitating ToP methods (ex
Social Process, Org Map) • Video / Info Graphics for raising awareness of ToP Methods
(on social media / new media/ trad needed • Method for Method development • Initiate global project • Research and publication on usefulness/ validation of top
method • Crack/ analyze the method for teaching top • Figure out how to regularly says will be managed to do
future • Creative common top materials • Trainers track Asia • Research function • Dialect dialogue teams • Regular monthly APRC meeting • Integrated community development academy • A mentor guide for those who want to develop top skills eg
psp etc for effectiveness • A team to develop and spread e-top processes for use online
or with face to face methods • Scheduled/ planned visits to countries where To Pois actively
used in community building
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Sustainability
Sustainability Survey Context:
39 responses checked by the 20 people present
Clarity of the statements
Relevance to your ICA
Missing Statements Send lists from ICA Japan and India (20 people or 40 people) then have small team act as consultants to do workshop with each ICA to develop a sound strategy Points of input - 3 teams
Missing: Not applicable as an option Why not a 5 point scale?
Member Survey (Ivan) Relevance Q3-1 Missing: Talent Pipeline / succession plan
Can we add some open ended question like “mission vision values"
Context for question is not clearly written for Q 5, 6 of beneficiary survey
Some questions are compounded asking 2-3 things in the same question
1. Clarity - Agree 2. Relevant- yes and some questions I answer I don’t know 3. Missing – client status is not included
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Tuesday, September 10 2019
Education 4 Great Reports: Loren is working with teachers and a principal who kept the new methods moving forward,
and having a local mentor
Eric is training 200 teachers ORID and Workshop methods toward participatory methods in
Classrooms in Taiwan
Audrey is utilizing ORID and brainstorm method in classroom by having the students collect
data and record digitally
Krishnan shared practical application of learning with jigsaw puzzle, that kept all of us on
our chairs! The application was very insightful and applicable in most all learning
situations.
Community Development: Ishu shared Community development efforts and winning organizational skills with
government officials. Tatwa has a new book.
Ramesh talked about losing funding for community projects still going on near Delhi, but the people are ready.
Pat Nunis on Community bridges
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Environment Climate Change: Thomas shared Bihar projects with agriculture and the need for water management.
SDG game had a big impact on our awareness, however, how many are creating actions to meet those needs?
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Strategic Actions
WHAT CAN WE DO TO OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES?
EXPANDING REGIONAL
RESEARCH FOCUSED
AREA
CREATE TARGETED
ACCESSIBLE MEDIA
PRESENCE
REFLECTIVE LEADERSHIP
FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
STRENGTHENING TOP
TRAINING AND
COMPETENCY
PUBLISH LOCAL
FUNDING STRATEGY
AND BUILD REGIONAL
COOPERATION MODEL
(EXPLORE FINANCIAL
APPROACHES)
INTEGRATE CLIMATE
CHANGE
LEARNING AND
SHARING STORIES –
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
DEVELOP ICA
PARTNERSHIPS WITH
NEW ORGANIZATIONS
AND SYSTEMS/WAYS
Mark/Sanjay/Evelyn Eric, Robyn Ishu/Ramesh Larry, Mark/Ishu/Archana/Ramesh/Thomas
Loren/Thomas Evelyn/ Audrey/Sanjay
ICA global world cafe
Promoting Civil Dialogue
Methods available roundtable
Regional education
roundtable imaginal change
Courage to Lead study
Getting to the Bottom of Top Study
ICA Asia ToP/Non-ToP explore
Agile new client methods strategies/ curriculum
Agile and facilitation leadership framework
Develop an integrated ICA marketing approach
Making ICA/ToP social media friendly
ICA regional community tech – website, team
Create marketing/
Communication team to increase ICA visibility
Regional project marketing team to create relationships and contact multinational agencies
Create visibility by design
Work closely with local Govern for more ToP methodology usage in Community Development
Spearhead projects/ community building that employs ICA technologies (local Malaysia)
Community Development Intensive (CDI 2020 Korea Youth, Integrate Nepal/India China Japan etc)
Develop reflective leadership responsive to local and global relationships
Top and beyond in community
Regional Train Trainer’s program
ToP competence support
Update ToP Manuals – globally
Making ToP methods research work (manuals) available to all ICA’s
ToP CToPF Trainer Asia track
Develop facilitator mastery thru regular ToP workshops (in person and online)
Build a Corpus fund for financial, sustainability
Create a structure in such a way that there is common fund for all the ICA’s across the world
Fund raising strategy - workshop
ICA creating strong structural plan for sustainability – assessment, local scenario, regional scenario
Create a structure in such a way that there is common fund for all
Integrated methods for mitigating the climate crisis into the ICA purpose and practice
ICA AP region have an integrated project to help prepare communities for climate crises
ICA methods roundtable dialect/English
ICA Spirit Academy
ICA Succession Research Structure, share, ICA Asia
ICA Taiwan Research – structure, sharing, ICA Asia
Partnership among ICAs (facilitation, CD, others)
RE-form an ICA interest group in Malaysia that will focus on promoting ICA values and ToP methods
Apply agile principles
Experiment with regional virtual zoom conferences
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Celebration: We had a celebration of grilled meats, grilled vegetables and
wonderful Indian food at Krishnan and Punita’s poolside apartment complex assisted
by his cousin and wife. We told stories about our work, drank together and enjoyed
songs from Krishnan, songs we created during the strategies and songs we sang during
the heaven and hell exercise.
It was perfect to gather with everyone and have Terrance and Theresa from IAF Asia
Malaysia conference join us too, along with Pat, Hamida and Dayang.
BELIEVE IN WONDER Tune: I Have a Dream
I have a dream, a song to sing Releasing hope in everything. If you see the wonder Of this fragile sphere, You can shape the future Live beyond your fear. I believe in wonder Something new in everything I see. I believe in wonder And I know this world is right for me. I've crossed the stream. I have a dream. I have a dream of what's to be That all create our destiny And the destination Makes it worth the while
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Wednesday September 11 2019
ICA APRC GATHERING STRATEGIC ACTIONS Before Oct Regional meeting teams will develop the recommendation for the year’s timeline
CREATE TARGETED ACCESSIBLE MEDIA PRESENCE DEVELOP REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS STRENGTHEN TOP TRAINING COMPETENCY
Eric Ramesh Ishu, Thomas, Loren, Pat Next meeting to be decided
Evelyn Mark Krishnan Oct 1 Time to be scheduled
Larry Archana Sanjay Yateen Kevin - Sept 18 - 10 am India https://zoom.us/j/748430871
Local and Regional Agreement
One representative for each country
Have an agreement
Every two months have a meeting
Media committee formation
Nominate team members for each country- Heejae, Ramesh, Robyn, Eric, Mark, Sarala, Yateen ishu
Media Workshop 3 times – 2 hour workshop among ICA committee
Collect Success Stories
At least one per country in the first month/ one year 11 stories
Collect one story from country rep before 12/1 – Invite second story
Dubbing at least 5 local languages – common aprc video Dissemination of Information
Have ICA APRC Youtube channel (at least a thousand views) in 12 months
Have ICA APRC Community FB
Marketing visibility
Revisit distribution list
Share ICA APR story to Winds Waves/ Global Buzz/ ICA Web to Board member
ICA Regional technology
Cross support and development between ICA and I CAA and others
Fundraising workshop (Mark P)
ICAT Philbrook offer to come to India, Japan, Nepal, Malaysia
New APRC Relationships – ICA Malaysia ? - Organizations
3 Associates possible in Malaysia and/or ICA Malaysia
Common Access to Research and materials
Library including manuals and research perhaps with access controls
Handbook stories and case studies ToP Competence CToPF support
Consistent < 4 times a year guided practice – on location/ virtual
Regional Mentoring Program (CToPF)
Training Access Model toward C ToPF tracking regional training courses
Regional Trainer Track
Agreed regional trainer competency and journey
Infrastructure plan for each ICA and for the region (Contracting model, finance model etc)
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Strategy teams to create Key Action Elements to propose before October regional gathering
Expanding Regional Research Focus Areas – Mark, Sanjay, Pat N
Reflective Leadership For Community Development Shankar Renuka Tatwa Sarala Audrey
Publish Local Funding Strategy & Build Regional Cooperation Model – Mark Sanjay Ishu
Integrate Climate Change – Loren Thomas
Learning & Sharing Stories - Legacy – Past Present Future – Evelyn Audrey Sanjay
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