Monday, November 14, 2016

Generative Governance: Typology of Governance Frames based on Theory U

by Elmer S. Soriano


How does one develop tools to guide Mayors through the different "structures of attention" all the way to generative governance, going beyond project management? The image above is an example of a Mayor's dashboard that was adopted in 600 municipalities. Using this one-page Mayor's Dashboard as reference, regular coaching/advising sessions were delivered to the Mayor, tracking the evolution of the ecosystem by color-coding the cells red, yellow, and green.

This dashboard serves as a decision-support tool that synthesized three types of knowledge; a) political; b) local; c) scientific/modeller's knowledge into a one-page interface. (Clark et al, 2010 click here)

First, let's dissect a Mayor's executive/governance interventions based on Scharmer's Structures of Attention. The video cases emphasize a particular Structure of Attention, but may reflect multiple structures of attention.  
Table 1: Mayor's Intervention based on Mindset and Structure of Attention (adapted from Scharmer)
Structure of Attention
Mindset of Mayor
 Role of Mayor
Case
Governance 1
Downloading habits of thought
downloading projects based on what I think you need
determining priority projects and allocating funds based on Mayor's personal worldview
White elephant projects
Governance 2
Factual, object-focused
evidence-based downloading of projects with limited dialogue or consultation; Technical Assistance (TA)
 analyzing data and then aligning priority projects and allocating funds
Bulacan Social Research (click here)
Governance 3
Empathic Listening
reflecting upon how rules can be changed to make the ecosystem work better for you 
dialogues with stakeholders to gain deeper understanding of complex interdependencies and counterproductive rules
Governance 4
Generative Listening
creating spaces and cultivating conversations so that many stakeholders co-own and co-create solutions 
creates spaces for dialogue and co-creation; creates social labs, leadership labs, and/or governance labs
Naga People Empowerment (click here for video)

Table 2: Structures of Attention by Scharmer

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