Climate Change Leadership in Practice – week 3

… for every complex problem there’s a simple solution, and it’s wrong.

– Umberto Eco

… at every level the greatest obstacle to transforming the world is that we lack the clarity and imagination to conceive that it could be different.

– Roberto Unger

Dangerous music for dangerous times

– Prophets of Rage, September 2, 2017, Lovett or Leave it podcast

Learning outcomes week 3

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

• summarise and critically relate to different perspectives, central theories and concepts within the climate change leadership field;
• discuss and problematise current issues and research within the climate change leadership field;
• identify, analyse and critically relate to power relations, ethical dilemmas and conflicts within the climate change leadership field;
• design a practical specialisation within the climate change leadership field;

In preparation for the mandatory CCLIP-conference Friday September 15 you need prepare:

• A referenced text and visualization/images that summarizes your practical specialization work. This should be in the format of an academic poster or A4 text printed. Max A0 format for posters and max 2 pages A4 text. Upload to www.studentportalen.uu.se, no later than Thursday September 14 at 21.00.
• A Pecha Kucha presentation that highlights what you found most relevant/interesting during the first 3 weeks connected to your practical specialization – 20 images/graph/photos (powerpoint) with 20 seconds spent on each image/graph/photo, read more about the format here: www.pechakucha.org. Upload to www.studentportalen.uu.se, no later than Thursday September 14 at 21.00.
• An artistic representation that highlights what you found most relevant/interesting during the first 3 weeks connected to your practical specialization – poem, short story, drawing, painting, sculpture, music, installation, dance, etc. – that is presented or performed during the conference. Create and bring it to the conference.

Monday September 11 – Library resources, climate communication and psychology