Exploring alternatives to international order through experiential learning

Proposal to organise a conference for exploring alternatives to International Legal Order and the Negotiation Process An experiential learning program to train future leaders and ambassadors wishing committed to global citizenships, and to discover a process for co-creating an alternative world order Executive summary A group of about 10-15 students will be recruited from HKU will organise an international conference (July 7th-11th), based at the University of Hong Kong, which will be targeted at university students from Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China (about 100) who wish to develop the capacity for building international relations and reaching consensus on global policies. The program consists of a simulation of United Nation climate negotiations (UNFCCC) so participants can directly experiences the structure of International law and the framework of negotiation, and the assumptions of the current world systems. The second part (“Emergent Global Consciousness”) consists of an alternative and emergent form of “negotiation” based on “Bohm Dialogue” where participants will critically reflect on their experience as negotiators and to examines the structure of thoughts, the deeper assumptions and beliefs underlying the negotiation process. The third part (“living lab”) will be an application of the skills and try to develop a concrete action plan for developing a cross-broader project (i.e. a global alternative tourism network.) This conference is inspired by MIT Slogan School of Management, Peter Senge and his idea of collective leaderships through individuals developing the discipline of systems thinking. He is in turn, inspired by a famous quantum physicist called David Bohm, who was frustrated with the UN negotiation framework, but discovered, much of the fragmentations in the world today may be a result of the fragmentation within mind (that is, if one looks at the content of the thought, it is inherently collective, like language, yet, the mind denies this, as it represents reality to us). Therefore, while much of the humanitarian and environmental efforts have directed at change people’s mind, presuming that we are fundamentally separated from one another; this conference would invite participants to explore and develop the capacities outside the field outside of the mind (i.e. emotional/body intelligence) by which conflict and problems will be allowed to “dissolve,” while differences (in cultural, religious, political ideologies) will be embraced as a side-product of constantly feeling of and living in the interconnectedness and seamless unity of our realities. Objectives Train future ambassadors who has: ,[object Object]

Ability to critically reflect and challenge the current world order and institutions

Developed systems-thinking disciplines and skills committed to bring about the necessary green revolution. Learning outcome ,[object Object]

Developed capacity (of consciousness) to transcend cultural and ideological differences (field of mind).

Ability to live and create workplaces full of self-expressions and reflective of the interconnectedness of the realities.

Ability to use systems thinking skills (generate creative tension within one’s body) to make positive changes at institutional levels (i.e. paradigm shift). Why this conference? Why Systems Thinking ,[object Object]

One of the implications of the growth model is that human beings are treating themselves and the environment as an object, which can be controlled, managed, regulated, manipulated, and the denial of this process. Thus, climate change, environmental and social degradation can be seem as symptoms of this process, treating nature, other human beings and our bodies as separated from ourselves.

The necessary implication of accepting human factors in causing climate change is that the collective human being is acting on the planet at a scale equivalent to or greater than the geological force of the planet; and which may irrevocably alter the quality of the system beyond the point of systematic resilience (“tipping point”).

Thus, the discipline of systems thinking (the capacity to look at the whole rather than the parts) and be aware of our interconnections with other systems and for the human beings to become self-aware of themselves a system or collective becomes a capacity which may give evolutional advantages.Tentative Conference Schedule Day 1 Research on the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, set negotiation targets and develop bottom-line documents based on nation-state interests Day 2 Officially start the simulation of the negotiation Day 3 Systems thinking basic tool-kits and Bohm Dialogue Day 4 Develop a global alternative tourism action plan Day 5 Reflection & Visiting Local Organic Food Farms (in collaboration with長春社) Partners ,[object Object]

Faculty of Law of HKU (Assistant Professor Shahla Ali, Katherine Lynch, Jolene Lin)

MIT Slogan School of Management (Professor Peter Senge)

Society of Learning (China) (a systemsthinking based management consultant NGO Founded by Peter Senge)

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