CONSTELLATIONS LAB 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 win- win 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 3 Lab Sessions /workshops Project Coaching & Mentoring 1 OPEN LAB Evening along which participants get each 1,5 days -> Following an assessment of key -> The first evening at the second to investigate the relevant with physical presence challenges at the beginning of the LAB date will be an open evening context as well as (starting Friday afternoon) program, each team will benefit with further invited guests and the methodologies to work they -> a personal safe space from individualized project opportunity for teams to extend way forward. -> Tailor-made with peers to co-learn (max coaching and mentoring in their China network and have CHINA LAB tool box inspired 20p.) between workshops, incl. inspiring encounters. by Design Thinking, Theory U, advisory, homework and support Art of Hosting etc. for stakeholders interviews. FOR WHOM FOR WHOM Inviting max 10 China interested organizations from across sectors and their project teams – China interested organizations from across sectors and their project teams dedicated to continuous learningdedicated to global learning, innovating, , innovating and ready to stretch perspectivesand stretching perspectives...... … You are an … You are an EDUCATION, … You are a European/German… You are a FOUNDATION OR AN … You are an ENTRPRENEURIAL DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURIAL … SCIENCE OR You are an EDUCATION, … You are a … You are a FOUNDATION OR AN CITY GOVERNMENT OR NGO and are confronted with DRIVEN LEADER IN LEADER IN GOVERN-MENT SCIENCE OR DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT European/German CITY NGO and are confronted with AGENCY, having exchanges and ‘shrinking spaces’ due to new GOVERNMENT OR BUSINESS OR BUSINESS and sense a INSTITUTIONINSTITUTION, your , your GOVERNMENT OR AGENCY, ‘shrinking spaces’ due to new laws visits with your partner cities laws and need to navigate the and sense unique potentiala unique potential: How to : internationalization strategy internationalization having exchanges and visits and need to navigate the for years, and are now seeking cooperation landscape How to use use a a social capital social capital of 40 of 40 has China on its agenda and strategy has China on its with your partner cities for cooperation landscape differently, for more substantial joint differently, while maintaining years of years of Sino-European Sino-European you have a need to review or agenda and you have a years, and are now seeking while maintaining trust and relations, move to the next level develop it and move to for cooperation ideas in the more substantial joint trust and processesprocesses? ? relations, move to the next need to review or develop interest of both sides? and scale level and scale impact? impact? action? it and move to action? cooperation ideas 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, Dr. Jing Bartz| CHINA LAB Co-mentor and lead moderator and project mentor cross cultural advisor Jing is a German-Chinese professional with a distinct intercultural Katja has 20 years of Europe-China working experience at the interface of biography. She has a background in literary studies from University business, society and politics and has created numerous projects e.g. more and earned her PhD and MBA on cross-cultural learning and education in recently ‘CITYMAKERES China-Germany‘ or the ‘China - More than a Kiel and Leipzig. She has practical work experience with managing ventures Market‘-initiative. Prior jobs included managing the city partnership for German/European partners in China, e.g. for the Frankfurt Book Fair in Hamburg-, building-up the eco-services programme the Delegation Beijing, or a Joint Venture for he French publishing company Hachette. of German Industry Shanghai, analysing /advising China strategies for the Being based in Hamburg by now, Jing is working as a freelance project Goethe-Institut and the DLR (BMBF) or acting as ‘Europe-China Cultural curator, advisor and writer mainly in Sino-German cultural and education Compass‘ Editor-in-Chief . She has a background in Management and China cooperation. Jing is a decent moderator with a great capacity to connect studies and trained in learning theories and practices with Theory U /MIT. people, ideas and perspectives across cultures.

. Contributing CHINA LAB experts:

Kristin Shi-Kupfer, Vera Philips, Director Michael Kahn- Dr. Wolfgang Röhr, Emon Wang, Dr. Sigrun Abels, Lutz Engelke Bernhard Bartsch, Cheng Yu, Marc Bermann, Head of MERICS East Asia, Association Ackermann, Guest Professor General Manager Sino-German (invited, TBC) China Expert Bertels- Expert on Social Head of China Research Unit on of German Chambers Chief Representative Tongji University Techcode Berlin, (Higher) Education Founder and mann Stiftung, Ex- Impact Business, Program, Stiftung Society, Politics of Commerce and Stiftung Mercator in Shanghai, Former Entrepreneurship & Cooperation Expert, CEO TRIAD Berlin Correspondent, Co- Humboldt Foundation Mercator and Media. Industry (DIHK) China , Former German Ambassador Innovation Expert Head of China Creator strategy card Fellow, CHINA LAB Director of Goethe- in China Center at Technical game “China 2030” Co-Facilitation Team Institut China University Berlin 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, [email protected].

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: [email protected], Phone: +49 30 47034000 IIMPRESSIONS – CHINA LAB 2017 Open Evening CHINA LAB Berlin 2018 Dates: Location: Lab 1: March 16 (3-7 pm) & 17 (9 am-5 pm) CONSTELLATIONS’ Lab 2: May 4 (2-5 pm) & 5 (10 am-5 pm) Berlin Shanghai Space @ Open China Lab May 4 evening (7pm -10 pm) Langhansstr. 86, Studio 1st Floor Lab 3: July 6 (3-7 pm) & 7 (9am -5 pm) 13086 Berlin, Germany

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