CONSTELLATIONS CHINA LAB Berlin CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2018 Boost Your Impact Enabling Sustainable Partnerships with China A program by CONSTELLATIONS International funded by Stiftung Mercator In Cooperation with MERICS, TU Berlin s China Center and TechCode Berlin
WHY - Shifting powers, shrinking spaces, huge markets and global sustainability agendas: China is on the move. Cooperation with China is both, fascinating as much as it is challenging. Whether looking through a strategic political lens or an entrepreneurial one, the key question is: How to critically and realistically reflect cooperation interests and strategies, while at the same time continuously innovate and create winwin opportunities despite and across boundaries. WHAT - The CHINA LAB is a unique guided learning program providing a trust space for professionals engaged with China or intending to do so. It offers knowledge in 3 areas: (1) context knowledge (society, economy, politics), (2) cooperation management and project tools and (3) the Who is Who in the stakeholder landscape along with new networks. DATES in 2018: Lab 1 March 16 & 17 Lab 2 May 4 & 5 Open Lab May 4 evening Lab 3 July 6 & 7, 2018 FOR WHOM - Inviting max 10 China interested organizations and their teams /executives across public, private and society sectors. One condition: committment to societal/sustainable purpose beyond business purpose. Whether at the very beginning or right in the middle of a challenging cooperation, participants can use the LAB for development of concrete projects or for reflection on their strategies.
HOW What are the components of the CHINA LAB? A guided Journey Process along which participants get to investigate the relevant context as well as methodologies to work they way forward. -> Tailor-made CHINA LAB tool box inspired by Design Thinking, Theory U, Art of Hosting etc. 3 Lab Sessions /workshops each 1,5 days with physical presence (starting Friday afternoon) -> a personal safe space with peers to co-learn (max 20p.) Project Coaching & Mentoring -> Following an assessment of key challenges at the beginning of the program, each team will benefit from individualized project coaching and mentoring in between workshops, incl. advisory, homework and support for stakeholders interviews. 1 OPEN LAB Evening -> The first evening at the second LAB date will be an open evening with further invited guests and the opportunity for teams to extend their China network and have inspiring encounters.
FOR WHOM FOR WHOM China interested organizations from across sectors and their project teams dedicated to continuous Inviting max 10 China interested organizations from across sectors and their project teams learning, innovating and ready to stretch perspectives... dedicated to global learning, innovating, and stretching perspectives... You are an You ENTRPRENEURIAL are an ENTREPRENEURIAL DRIVEN DRIVEN LEADER LEADER IN IN GOVERN-MENT GOVERNMENT OR BUSINESS OR BUSINESS and sense a and sense unique a unique potential: potential: How to How to use use a a social social capital capital of of 40 40 years of years Sino-European of Sino-European relations, relations, move to move the to next the level next and scale level impact? and scale impact? You are an EDUCATION, SCIENCE You are an OR EDUCATION, SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT OR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION, INSTITUTION, your your internationalization internationalization strategy has strategy China on has its China agenda on its and you agenda have a and need you to have review a or develop need to it review and move or develop to action? it and move to action? You You are are a a European/German You are You a FOUNDATION are a FOUNDATION OR AN OR AN CITY GOVERNMENT European/German CITY OR NGO and NGO are and confronted are confronted with with GOVERNMENT AGENCY, having OR exchanges AGENCY, and shrinking shrinking spaces spaces due to due new to new laws having visits exchanges with your partner and visits cities laws and need to to navigate the with for your years, partner and are cities now for seeking cooperation cooperation landscape landscape differently, years, for more substantial joint and are now seeking differently, while while maintaining maintaining trust and for cooperation more substantial ideas in joint the trust and processes? processes? cooperation interest of ideas both sides? in the interest of both sides?
WHO China Lab Partners and Competence Team Host (concept & implementation): Initiator and Funding: Partner organizations: Katja Hellkötter CHINA LAB program head, lead moderator and projectmentor Katja has 20 years of Europe-China working experience at the interface of business, society and politics and has created numerous projects e.g. more recently CITYMAKERES China-Germany or the China - More than a Market -initiative. Prior jobs included managing the city partnership Hamburg-Shanghai, building-up the eco-services programme the Delegation of German Industry Shanghai, analysing /advising China strategies for the Goethe-Institut and the DLR (BMBF) or acting as Europe-China Cultural Compass Editor-in-Chief. She has a background in Management and China studies and trained in learning theories and practices with Theory U /MIT. Dr. Jing Bartz CHINA LAB Co-mentor and cross cultural advisor Jing is a German-Chinese professional with a distinct intercultural biography. She has a background in literary studies from Beijing University and earned her PhD and MBA on cross-cultural learning and education in Kiel and Leipzig. She has practical work experience with managing ventures for German/European partners in China, e.g. for the Frankfurt Book Fair in Beijing, or a Joint Venture for he French publishing company Hachette. Being based in Hamburg by now, Jing is working as a freelance project curator, advisor and writer mainly in Sino-German cultural and education cooperation. Jing is a decent moderator with a great capacity to connect people, ideas and perspectives across cultures. Contributing CHINALAB experts:. Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Head of MERICS Research Unit on Society, Politics and Media. Vera Philips, Director East Asia, Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) Michael Kahn- Ackermann, Chief Representative Stiftung Mercator in China, Former Director of Goethe- Institut China Dr. Wolfgang Röhr, Guest Professor Tongji University Shanghai, Former German Ambassador in China Emon Wang, General Manager Techcode Berlin, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Expert Dr. Sigrun Abels, Sino-German (Higher) Education Cooperation Expert, Head of China Center at Technical University Berlin Lutz Engelke (invited, TBC) Founder and CEO TRIAD Berlin Bernhard Bartsch, China Expert Bertelsmann Stiftung, Ex- Correspondent, Co- Creator strategy card game China 2030 Cheng Yu, Expert on Social Impact Business, Humboldt Foundation Fellow, CHINA LAB Co-Facilitation Team Marc Bermann, Head of China Program, Stiftung Mercator
HOW TO PARTICIPATE & APPLY: Thanks to Stiftung Mercator, the CHINA LAB is offered at a cost of EUR 3000,00 per participating organization. Non-profits and public organizations can a apply for a partial scholarship. As a participating organization, you need to commit to the following: TEAM-WORK: Nominate 2-3 participants (team members) for the entire lab. This should include one senior/top manager as a project sponsor (at least available for an assessment interview) and the relevant project manager(s) working on implementation. CASE: Identify and bring a case /a challenge to the lab. This can be either a running China-project or a clear intention for China cooperation. EXPECTATION: Prepare a brief outline of why your organization wants to participate, and what you hope to gain from it. TIME FOR THE JOURNEY: A participation at all LAB dates as well as time for process work in between is required. QUESTIONS: If you are not yet decided weather the LAB is something for your, you might like to take the opportunity of a personal clarifying phone conversation with the CHINA LAB lead expert please contact Katja Hellkötter, kh@constellations-international.com. Send your your application till FEBRUARY 16, 2018 to in a document no longer than two pages by email to to CONSTELLATIONS International, Bettine Marissen, Project Management, Email: bm@constellations-international.com, Phone: +49 30 47034000
IIMPRESSIONS CHINA LAB 2017 Open Evening
CHINA LAB Berlin 2018 Dates: Lab 1: March 16 (3-7 pm) & 17 (9 am-5 pm) Lab 2: May 4 (2-5 pm) & 5 (10 am-5 pm) Open China Lab May 4 evening (7pm -10 pm) Lab 3: July 6 (3-7 pm) & 7 (9am -5 pm) Location: CONSTELLATIONS Berlin Shanghai Space @ Langhansstr. 86, Studio 1st Floor 13086 Berlin, Germany CONSTELLATIONS International Founded in China, rooted in Europe, globally minded: We design and facilitate programs for learning, leading and collaborating for sustainable futures. Constellations (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Shaanxi Nan Lu, Lane 550, Jiashan market, Unit H2 200031 Shanghai, China Tel: + 86 21 34 282 101 www.constellations-international.com CONSTELLATIONS International GmbH Langhansstr. 86/ 13086 Berlin, Germany Tel: + 49 30 47034000 STIFTUNG MERCATOR Inspiring Ideas Stiftung Mercator GmbH - Ressort Internationale Verständigung Huyssenallee 40 / 45128 Essen / www.stiftung-mercator.de