LIFE IP CA 2016 BE-REEL!With the contribution of the LIFE financial

instrument of the European Union

LIFE 2016 KICK-OFF BE REEL! May 29th 2018 – Brussels

Learning Network

Eddy DERUWE

A. Introduction

B. Learning Network project

C. Definition and strategy Learning Networks

D. BE REEL! Learning Network Strategy

E. BE REEL! Work program LN

F. Constraints, Assumptions, Risks and Dependencies

G. Conclusion

OVERVIEW

Introduction

A.

Problem

• The renovation rate of today at 1% is too low and should be speed up to 3% in order to succeed the long term energy and climate goals.

• The actual renovation level is not adjusted to the long term target of cutting the energy consumption in the housing sector by 75% by 2050 and the intended level should be upwards.

Opportunities

• the housing stock and the climate conditions in both regions are very similar

• the building sector is operating in the whole territory

• both regions act independently in the field of energy efficiency policy

• The two regional strategies approved by the regional governments, (need to be further developed and operationalized) have very similar ambitious goals on the long term,

• the regional strategies can only be based on and implemented by a coherent and broad partnership with many stakeholders actively involved

Challenge

Solution

Solution

• An interregional learning network will be set up.

• A network will cover all three Belgian regions: the region of Flanders, Wallonia and the

Brussels Capital Region.

• Over time, it will extend its scope beyond the traditional stakeholders and stakeholder

organisations.

• The adoption of the long term strategies needs to be an approach, based on a broad

partnership with active involvement and win-win situations.

• A first step towards better understanding needs, is mapping and inventory existing measures.

• It brings together practitioners from different fields of expertise and aims at bridging formal

organisational boundaries in order to increase the collective knowledge, create trust and

reciprocity of practitioners and partners.

• Leading to a better exchange of information and interregional cooperation.

BE REEL! Learning Network

B.

Only twenty percent of the knowledge in an organisation is ever captured, leaving eighty percent in the hearts and minds of employees

(Botkin & Seeley, 2001).

Learning network for exchange and cooperation [A1] &[A2]

BE REEL! a learning network will be setup targeting:

• the two Belgian regions Flanders and Wallonia (+ Brussels Region)

• other EU (funded) projects and other potential partners in other EU member states

The learning network aims at enhancing structural cooperation, exchange of information and mutual learning between BE REEL! partners and stakeholders, to create synergies and maximize the take up of good practices and innovative solutions.

When? 28/04/2018 - 30/06/2024

The organizor is the Flemish Energy Agency (VEA) in collaboration with SPW -DG04.

A learning network is a cooperation between two or more partners who commit themselves to

exchanging knowledge and best practices in order to achieve better results for their own projects.

Definition and strategy Learning Networks

C.

Leernetwerken : This learning network practice note presents

A Learning Network depends on the strength of its three core structural dimensions, viz. domain, community, and practice:

• Domain refers to its focal issues and the sense of members’ identity with thetopics.

• Community includes its member relationships and the nature of their interactions—levels of trust, belonging, and reciprocity.

• Practice consists of a repertoire of tools, methods, and skills—as well as members’ learning and innovation activities.

THE BE REEL! PROJECT

A unit of work is a clearly

coherent and bounded

experience, process, or

event.

“Unit of Work” is a Gestalt

procedural frame of

reference (Gestalt Institute of

Cleveland's, 2008), used in

conjunction with the Cycle of

Experience (Zinker, 1980)

Completed task

Resolved issue

Learning experience

(ref. Unit of Work*)

Assessing

"What is"

Choosing what to

attend to

Acting on the choice

Closing out the activity

Beginning Middle End

)

Preparatory Steps with initiation � Domain, community and purpose,

goals and outcomes

Learning session:

• Assessing what it is � Getting Started

• Choosing what to attend to � Working Together

• Acting on the choice � Meeting Up

• Closing out the activity � Moving forward

BE REEL! Network Learning is composed of learning sessions

Learning network: process

PreparationGettingstarted

Workingtogether

Meeting up Conclusion

Preparation

Gettingstarted

…

LC 1

LC 2

Activities of the network will be developed in learninglearninglearninglearning cyclescyclescyclescycles

Each learning cycle delivers input for another cycle

Learning networks – Levels of participation

Core Team

Coordinator

Transactional

Peripheral

Occasional

Active

leaders

experts

beginners

lurkers

outsiders

Source: E. Wenger

� small group of

people with passion

and engagement

energize and

nurture the

community

� small group of

people with passion

and engagement

energize and

nurture the

community

� practitioners

and link to the

community

� practitioners

and link to the

community

� participate when

the topic is of

special interest to

their domain

� participate when

the topic is of

special interest to

their domain

� less engagement

and authority, as

newcomers or no

personal

commitment. May

carry the learning

to other places.

� less engagement

and authority, as

newcomers or no

personal

commitment. May

carry the learning

to other places.

� No member,

receive or

provide a

service or gain

access to tools,

such as its

publications, its

website, or its

tools

� No member,

receive or

provide a

service or gain

access to tools,

such as its

publications, its

website, or its

tools

Typical categories of membership and participation

BE REEL! Learning Network Strategy

D.

Learning network: Domain

2018 2021 2022 2023 20242019 2020

Phase I: 2018-2019 Phase II: 2020-2021 Phase III: 2022-2024

� Identification and

inventory of

o Actions

o Barriers

o Strategies

o […]

� Enrich it with

theoretical and

practical insights

� Search for

solutions (tools,

strategies)

� Policy guidelines

� Communication

and dissimination

of results

Learning network: Community

Core

group

(+ CSG)

2018 2021 2022 2023 20242019 2020

Five large

cities

Building

sector

federations

Phase I: 2018-2019 Phase II: 2020-2021 Phase III: 2022-2024

New representatives

of BS + frontrunner

companies

Average and large

cities

Financial

sector +

energy grid

operators…

New experts

+

Citizen groups, local

functionaries…

Individual building

companies

New experts

+

- Meetings of the core group

- meetings of the core group (strategy, preparation of exchange activities)

- meetings on specific renovations topics

- Emphasis on mutual learning and facilitation of structural synergies

- At least once a year including the local level

- City Twinning approach for at least 5 pairs of cities

- Recommendations for renovation approaches and instruments bases on lessons learned from

concrete implementation actions AND other existing and future deep renovation

projects of partners exterior to the project

- Active cooperation and synergies based on exchange of information and results

- A more widespread acceptance of the long term renovation goals, which will affect in the next

decades all house owners

- Good relations and frequent contacts between different regional authorities and amongst

stakeholders, that will enable and facilitate the implementation of the long-term strategies

Learning network: PracticeLearning network: PracticeLearning network: PracticeLearning network: Practice

� Building sector

� Regional policy

experts

� Financial sector

� Energy grid

operators

Learning network: Strategy I

End of phase III

End of project period

End of phase I

End of phase II

Local

level

BE REEL! LN

1ste phase

2018 & 2019

BE REEL! LN

– 2nd phase

2020 & 2021

BE REEL! LN

– 3rd phase

2022, 2023

& 2024

Citizens – Building Sector – Financial sector – Regional & Cities & Local Authorities

Regional 2050 Climat Strategy

Building sector Public sector

LN sessions

LN sessions

INITIATION

LN sessions

Transact > Periferal Gr > Active Group Core group > Active Group > Periferal Gr Transact

Public sector & citizens organisationsBuilding & financial sector

Learning network: Strategy IILearning network: Strategy IILearning network: Strategy IILearning network: Strategy II

BE REEL! Work program LN

E.

First (Early Adopter) Segment:

BE REEL! LN

1ste phase

2018 & 2019

BE REEL! LN

– 2nd phase

2020 & 2021

Regional 2050 Climat Strategy

LN

sessions

LN

sessions

INITIATION

Core

group> Active

Group

> Periferal

Gr

Tran

sact

Public sector & citizens

organisations

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1) Launch and pilot

2) Thematic meetings between the 3 regions –

Walloon, Flemish and Brussels Region

3) Thematic meetings between the regions and the

local “intra-regional” level (municipalities and

provinces)

4) City twinning for direct exchange of best

practices and site visits. Actual 5 city partners will

twin with another Belgium city

5) Expert meeting with partners with a high

potential concerning deep renovation as:

• cities planning collective renovation projects

• building contractors specialised innovative low-

carbon technologies

• solution with a large potential market uptake in

Belgium (renovation of apartment blocks,

exterior wall insulation, heat pumps,....)

1

Learning network for interregional exchange and cooperation [A1]

A1 - Project plan Target Organ.

1st phase

[A1T01] - Thematic stakeholder meetings - core group > 6 meetings with the IP-partners (core

group)

VEA

[A1T02] - Thematic stakeholder meetings - expert group > 6 meetings on specific renovation

topics (expert group)

VEA

[A1T03] - City twinning > 5 cities VEA

[A1T04] National learning and exchange network – support - VEA

2nd phase

Continued thematic stakeholder meetings - core group > 12 meetings with the IP-partners

(core group)

VEA

Continued thematic stakeholder meetings - expert group > 6 meetings on specific renovation

topics (expert group)

VEA

Continued City twinning: > 5 cities VEA

Continued National learning and exchange network – support - VEA

3rd phase

Continued thematic stakeholder meetings - core group > 12 meetings with the IP-partners

(core group)

VEA

Continued thematic stakeholder meetings - expert group > 8 meetings on specific renovation

topics (expert group)

VEA

Continued City twinning: > 5 cities VEA

Continued National learning and exchange network – support - VEA

Learning network for interregional exchange and cooperation [A1]

A2 - Project plan Partners/Stakeholders

1st phase - 2018 - 2019

[A2T1] ���� Workgroup Learning network - Inventory of relevant projects, research and

renovation strategies

[A2T2] ���� Workgroup Learning network - Harmonisation of tools

[A2T3] ���� Workgroup Learning network - Information exchange between the IP and

related EU funded projects

[A2T3]���� Learning Networking events

VEA,: Region Wallonne-DG04 + all

BE-REEL! partners

Phase 2 - 2020 – 2021

[A2T4]: Organisation of one-day networking events/workshops for the partners of the

BE-REEL! Project and for other projects with Belgian partners

[A2T5]:Organisation of a one-day network event/workshop in Brussels for related

European projects

[A2T7a] Exchange of information - Establishment of correspondence groups (e-mailing

groups) between the IP and related EU funded projects [before 31/12/2018]

[A2T7b] Exchange of information - Organisation of physical meetings between members

of the correspondence groups [before 31/12/2018]

[A2T7c] Exchange of information -Preparation of a correspondence group spin-off for

the ‘after LIFE’ activities,

[A2.07d] Exchange of information - Organisation of one or more video conferences

VEA,: Region Wallonne-DG04 + all

BE-REEL! Partners

Phase 3 - 2022 – 2024

Learning Network as in Phase 2 in extension

[A2T8] Reporting

VEA,: Region Wallonne-DG04 + all

BE-REEL! partners

Constraints, Assumptions,

Risks and Dependencies

F.

Constraints, Assumptions, Risks and Dependencies

Constraints, Assumptions, Risks and Dependencies

Constraints:

• Participation of relevant stakeholders

• Inventory of relevant information and best practices

• No overloaded by supplementary tasks

Assumptions

• Program of learning network must be attractive to include all relevant stakeholders

• A continuous program should deliver qualitive consistent results

• Communication of results are key for dissemination

Risks

• Program is not relevant to needs of stakeholders

• Process is to rigid, lacks flexibility

• Too much workshops and meetings

• No constant and close interaction of BE REEL! “cultivator/facilitator” or other actions and activities.

Dependencies

• Right and usefull information of partners and all stakeholders

• Establish agreement on collaboration and exchange conditions

Conclusion

G.

CONCLUSION

Learning Networks fundamental processes

• Clarifying purpose => the BE REEL! “cultivator/facilitator” is to setup an engagement program allowing for group discussion and having one-on-one conversations or watching experts duel over cutting- edge issues, as is building a portal where members can read about new ideas.

• Convening the right people � An essential aspect of this is face-to-face interaction comprising both formal and informal engagement opportunities, and the strategic and selected use of expert inputs complimented by practitioner interaction and engagement.

• Cultivating trust ���� aim of is to evoke the network’s own internal direction, character, and energy and to create the space for this to find expression. Decisions need to be taken as how best to build and drive the community.

• Coordinate actions ���� LN are voluntary, what makes them successful over time is their ability to become exciting, relevant and value adding spaces – to be “alive”. How do you design for aliveness? You do not. Instead you need to invite the interaction that makes them alive. This is the role of the BE REEL! “cultivator/coordinator”.

• Collaborating generously…

For more information

The LIFE BE REEL! website: www.be-reel.be

The LIFE website: www.ec.europa.eu/life

Contact for the BE REEL! coordination team:

Vlaams Energie Agentschap (VEA)

Graaf de ferraris gebouw

Koning Albert I-laan 20, bus 8

1000 Brussel

+32(0)2 553 15 98

info@be-reel.be

LIFE IP CA 2016 BE-REEL!With the contribution of the LIFE financial

instrument of the European Union

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