A CALL FOR INNOVATIVE IDEASA CALL FOR INNOVATIVE IDEASPANIBAGONG PARAAN 2008 PROJECT GRANT PANIBAGONG PARAAN 2008 PROJECT GRANT COMPETITION COMPETITION

Theme: “BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR EFFECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNANCE”

Proposed projects should build and utilize multi-Proposed projects should build and utilize multi-stakeholder partnerships to: stakeholder partnerships to:

• improve transparency and accountability in governance, improve transparency and accountability in governance,

• broaden and improve quality of citizen participation in broaden and improve quality of citizen participation in governance, governance,

• strengthen collaboration among stakeholders, and strengthen collaboration among stakeholders, and

• improve responsiveness and efficiency of public services.improve responsiveness and efficiency of public services.

Proposed projects may focus on overall governance or sectoral governance concerns. Projects should fall under any of the following project categories:

Governance and Administration Governance and Administration Delivery of Basic Social Services (including Delivery of Basic Social Services (including health and nutrition, education, housing, energy) health and nutrition, education, housing, energy) Economic Development Economic Development Environmental Management Environmental Management Disaster Risk Reduction and Rehabilitation Disaster Risk Reduction and Rehabilitation Special Category:  Population and Development.Special Category:  Population and Development.

Our Concept ProposalOur Concept Proposal

Innovative Application of the FUTURE Innovative Application of the FUTURE SEARCH Technology in the SEARCH Technology in the governance of Barangay in its governance of Barangay in its community-wide process of diagnosis, community-wide process of diagnosis, planning and translating their vision planning and translating their vision and action plan. and action plan.

Result in wider participation Result in wider participation of the constituency in the decision of the constituency in the decision making process, transparency and making process, transparency and

accountability in governance , collaboration accountability in governance , collaboration among various sectors and appropriatenessamong various sectors and appropriateness

and responsiveness of programs and and responsiveness of programs and projects to the needs of the community projects to the needs of the community

including the marginalized groups.including the marginalized groups.

Organized TEAM BARANGAYOrganized TEAM BARANGAY

Segmentized ParticipantsSegmentized Participants

OrientationOrientation

2 & ½ days 2 & ½ days Barangay HanapBarangay HanapBukas ConferenceBukas Conference

FUTURE SEARCH:A dynamic new FUTURE SEARCH:A dynamic new process for casting a vision for process for casting a vision for your Barangayyour BarangayFuture Search is a planning Future Search is a planning process that enables, equips and process that enables, equips and empowers a Barangayempowers a Barangay to form/forge its collective visions. to form/forge its collective visions.

Future Search Conferences can transform a Future Search Conferences can transform a Barangay ability to move forward by enabling it:Barangay ability to move forward by enabling it:

· To develop a clear long term (5-10year) vision and · To develop a clear long term (5-10year) vision and agendaagenda· Draft practical short-term action plans and goals· Draft practical short-term action plans and goals· Strengthen relationships and commitments · Strengthen relationships and commitments · Energize, broaden and expand the volunteer · Energize, broaden and expand the volunteer leadership base.leadership base.

Expected OutcomesExpected Outcomes· Unleash creativity· Unleash creativity· Strengthen/Form new relationships and · Strengthen/Form new relationships and stronger communitystronger community· Discover Common Ground-Shared Vision · Discover Common Ground-Shared Vision · Develop Short term action steps· Develop Short term action steps· Literally act out preferred future. Allowing · Literally act out preferred future. Allowing people to experience their dream and literally people to experience their dream and literally step into their preferred future.step into their preferred future.· Jointly decide on a long range action plan· Jointly decide on a long range action planbased on this dream.based on this dream.

The Future Search process opens the way for The Future Search process opens the way for people to work together in spite people to work together in spite of differences of opinion, varying status, job, of differences of opinion, varying status, job, gender, and culture or ethnic gender, and culture or ethnic background. background.

The focus of a conference is discovering The focus of a conference is discovering common ground and not problems solving. common ground and not problems solving.

A Future Search Conference mobilizes people A Future Search Conference mobilizes people and resources while unleashing new and resources while unleashing new creativity and energy. People discover what creativity and energy. People discover what unites them and in the process build unites them and in the process build relationships, trust and an exciting image of their relationships, trust and an exciting image of their shared future.shared future.

Future searches remove the barriers to Future searches remove the barriers to people doing what they've wanted to do people doing what they've wanted to do all along.all along.

Key attributes-having the whole system in the Key attributes-having the whole system in the room, participation by all as peers, engaging in room, participation by all as peers, engaging in global dialogue before getting down to the global dialogue before getting down to the sponsor¹s own business-set the stage for sponsor¹s own business-set the stage for remarkable things to happen. remarkable things to happen. Marvin WeisbordMarvin Weisbord

FS Methodology (Usually 4 or 5 sessions each FS Methodology (Usually 4 or 5 sessions each lasting 1/2 day)lasting 1/2 day)Focus on the PastFocus on the PastPeople make time lines of key events in the world, People make time lines of key events in the world, their own lives, and in the history of the future their own lives, and in the history of the future search topic. Small groups tell stories about each search topic. Small groups tell stories about each time line and the implications of their stories for the time line and the implications of their stories for the work they have come to do.work they have come to do.Focus on Present, External TrendsFocus on Present, External Trends The whole group makes a "mind map" of The whole group makes a "mind map" of trends affecting them now and identifies those trends affecting them now and identifies those trends most important for their topic.trends most important for their topic.

Day 2, MorningDay 2, Morning Stakeholder groups describe what they Stakeholder groups describe what they are doing now about key trends and what they are doing now about key trends and what they want to do in the future.want to do in the future. Focus on PresentFocus on PresentStakeholder groups report what they are proud Stakeholder groups report what they are proud of and sorry about in the way they are dealing of and sorry about in the way they are dealing with the future search topic.with the future search topic.

Day 2, Afternoon Day 2, Afternoon Ideal Future ScenariosIdeal Future Scenarios Diverse groups put themselves into the Diverse groups put themselves into the future and describe their preferred future as if it future and describe their preferred future as if it has already been accomplished.has already been accomplished. Identify Common GroundIdentify Common Ground Diverse Groups post themes they Diverse Groups post themes they believe are common ground for everyone.believe are common ground for everyone.

Day 3, Morning & Early AfternoonDay 3, Morning & Early AfternoonConfirm Common GroundConfirm Common Ground Whole group dialogues to agree on Whole group dialogues to agree on

common ground. common ground. Action PlanningAction Planning Volunteers sign up to implement action Volunteers sign up to implement action

plans. plans.

The framework The framework

1. "Whole System" in the room2. All looking at the "same elephant" -

-global exploration before local action

3. Work "Common Ground" and "Desired Futures"

4. Self-manage discussions/action plans

The The whole systemwhole system participates - a cross- participates - a cross-section of as many interested parties section of as many interested parties

as practical. That results in as practical. That results in maximum diversity and less maximum diversity and less hierarchy than is usual in a hierarchy than is usual in a

community meeting. community meeting.

Each participant has a chance to be Each participant has a chance to be heard and to learn alternate ways of heard and to learn alternate ways of

approaching any task at hand. Future approaching any task at hand. Future scenarios (for the community) are scenarios (for the community) are

put into put into historicalhistorical and and globalglobal perspective. This means thinking perspective. This means thinking

globally together before acting globally together before acting locally. locally.

This enhances shared understanding This enhances shared understanding and greater commitment to act. The and greater commitment to act. The

range of potential actions is often range of potential actions is often broadened significantly. broadened significantly.

People People self-manageself-manage their work. They use their work. They use dialogue - not problem solvingdialogue - not problem solving as the main as the main tool for communication. They help tool for communication. They help each other do the tasks at hand and each other do the tasks at hand and take responsibility for perceptions take responsibility for perceptions

and actions. and actions.

The focus is on the group as a whole The focus is on the group as a whole rather than the individual. rather than the individual. Common Common groundground rather than the unresolved rather than the unresolved difference of difference of conflictconflict is the frame of is the frame of

reference. This means our reference. This means our differences are honored rather than differences are honored rather than focusing on reconciliation of them. focusing on reconciliation of them.

To support this guiding framework, future To support this guiding framework, future search participants are also expected to follow a search participants are also expected to follow a number of ground rules. These are:number of ground rules. These are:

All ideas are validAll ideas are valid

Everything on flip chartsEverything on flip charts

Listen to each otherListen to each other

Observe time framesObserve time frames