Co-Creative Reflection and Dialogue Space

Strengthening relations for climate action at COP28

01.12.2023 - 12.12.2023

Start time:

10:30 00:00

Co-Creative Reflection and Dialogue Space at COP 27

Venue: Blue Zone, Thematic Arena 1, Building 90, at end of the ground floor on the left side, Google-maps-Code.

Context

Over the past six years, the Co-Creative Reflection & Dialogue Space (CCRDS) has evolved as a transdisciplinary intervention for research and transformation at the UN Climate Change Conference. The experiments with a space for reflection, dialogue and co-creation were based on the understanding that the quality of how the diverse actors at the COP relate to one another is a key factor for action and collaboration. We experimented with transformative communication spaces, principles and approaches perceived as conducive or non-conducive to action.

Theoretical insights have opened up new avenues of interest, namely that of a better and more profound understanding of communication based on what we call "relational communication". Relational communication as a strong leverage for eco-sociological transformation in our still very initial understanding aims to cultivate encounters, dialogues, and experiences with a certain quality of interaction that builds on values such as empathy, authenticity, and openness.

At the UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai

At the upcoming COP 28 in Dubai we aim to further enhance our understand of relational communication practices and to amplify principles and practices of relational communication and increase impact. We will reorient our work towards finding resonance with other stakeholders. Our aim is to partner with others, learn from each other and strengthen relational communication practices at the COP through scaling or amplification practices.

Firstly, we seek to prolong, deepen, and stabilize the activities of relational communication within the CCRDS by offering some reflection and dialogue sessions in our pavilion space at COP 28 (see below table of events).
Secondly, we aim to identify actors and organizations who are on a similar path to explore relational communication and to learn about their approaches to increase impact and create fields of change. We will interview some of them and partly live stream them, too. (More information about these will be announced in below template during the COP and on our twitter channel).
Thirdly, we want to proactively build transformative partnerships to amplify relational communication practices, including the principles, insights and methods of the CCRDS. Together, we want to reflect on our own practices, achieved outputs and potential impacts on the COP and its communication culture.

We are interested in any exchange on transformative communication and invite for informal conversations in our CCRDS pavilion space at COP28.

Tentative Schedule of the CCRDS

	Friday, 01 December
16:00 - 16:30	Meditation: From Self Care to Nature Care. Medilyn Singh, BKEI
	Saturday, 02 December
10:45 - 11:15	Meditation Inner Power for turbulent times. Sister Jayanti, Senior Spiritual Leader and Global Director of Brahma Kumaris
11.30 - 12.30	Embracing Culture Birth: Embodied Transcultrual dialogue towards Eco-Civilization Name of facilitator: Man Fan Organisation: Research Institute for Sustainability RIFS
16:00 - 17:30	Systemic Constellation for Societal Change: Deepening our shared capacities to hold and navigate the complexity of COP28. During this practice we will explore how we - individually and collectively - can deepen our shared capacities to be in and navigate the complexity of COP28 with ease and clarity, nurture alignment and meaningful next steps. We use systemic constellations as an experiential practice to explore complex societal and multi-stakeholder issues. No previous experience required. Name of facilitator: Luea Ritter Organisation: Collective Transitions

	Sunday, 03 December
14.30 - 15.30	The story of the CCRDS - The relationship culture at COP as a key resource for effective climate action
16:00 - 16:30	Meditation: Inner Stocktake of love. Aneta Loy, BKEI

	Monday, 04 December
11:00 - 11:30	Meditation: Connecting with land and place. Luea Ritter, Collective Transitions
16:00 - 16:30	Meditation: Inner Empowerment. Birajith Baskaran, BKEI

	Tuesday, 05 December
11:00 - 11:30	Meditation: Connecting with land and place. Luea Ritter, Collective Transitions
16.00 - 16.30	Meditation: Letting go and recharge. Carolin Fraude, RIFS, BKEI

	Wednesday, 06 December
12.30 - 14.00	Navigating in between the Cultures: Dancing through conflicts between Silence and speaking up. Man Fan, RIFS
16:00 - 16:30	Meditation: Connecting with land and place. Luea Ritter, Collective Transitions

	Saturday, 09 December
16:00-16:30	Meditation: Inner Peace and inner Power, Carolin Fraude, RIFS

Sunday, 10 December

10:00 - 10:30

Meditation: Building a connection with Nature. Ankita Menjunath, BKEI

11.30 - 12.30

The story of the CCRDS - The relationship culture at COP as a key resource for effective climate action

Facilitator: Thomas Bruhn, RIFS

15:00 - 16:30

Group dynamics of the negotiations - Seeing the human dimension of negotiators and their interaction. Jeremy Dommnich, Clingendael Institute; Thomas Bruhn, RIFS