1. WHAT IS MY GENERATION ABOUT? … it is about promoting the positive potential and aspirations of the young … as a resource and a future of the cities

2. MY GENERATION – A CULTURAL CHANGE ON FIVE ACCOUNTS: (1)Young as co-creators – and not as a “target group” (2)Tapping into both informal and formal skills and knowledge – and not just formal (3)Transforming the way we interact – not just text but picture, film, music, dance… (4)Connecting local communities, education and business – not just being “boxed in in silos” (5)Sustaining all this with holistic youth policies, youth councils, action plans and strategies – not just the young as an “add on”

3. Three themes in MY GENERATION ”landscape” TRANSFORMING OUTREACH – REACHING THOSE ”HARD TO REACH” TRANSFORMING EDUCATION – TO BECOME BETTER CONNECTED TO NEEDS OF YOUNG AND BUSINESS TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE – TO BOTH SALARIED AND ENTREPRENEURIAL CAREERS Informal” Life-based learning Formal education

4. TRANSFORMING OUTREACH TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND CAPABILITY BUILDING TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE Informal” Life-based learning Formal education Coordination – Youth Policies – Youth Councils – City Strategies

5. THERE IS ALREADY A WEALTH OF PRACTICES IN BOTH MY GENERATION… but nobody has it all.. TRANSFORMING OUTREACH TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND CAPABILITY BUILDING TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE ”C-STICK” From inactivity and exclusion via mediation and co- creation…… …to active life and self reliance ”STREET GAMES” Informal” Life based learning HANDS-ON- COUNCELLING ”WORLD WORTH LIVING” ”COMMUNITY SCHOOLS” ENTREPRENEURS IN SCHOOLS Formal education FOLLOW UP COACHING INCUBATORS

6. MY GENERATION WANTS TO challenge perspectives on youth invite cities to enrich their practices in outreach, education and transition to work to strive towards a comprehensive approach with active transitions and sustain this with local policies and networks

7. TASK FOR ALL CITY GROUPS PREPARE TO REPORT ON FRIDAY: (1)THE MOST IMPORTANT POINTS YOU TAKE BACK HOME FROM VALENCIA TO YOUR LAP AND LSG (1)WHERE DO YOU NEED SUPPORT/INFORMATION/LEARNING FOR THE LAST STRECH?

8. Learning and exchange Community activities Education Employment Local community Educational community Business community Building effective strategies and sustainable local action The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices

9. ACTIVE TRANSITIONS AND ”BORDERLANDS” TRANSFORMING OUTREACH TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND CAPABILITY BUILDING From inactivity and exclusion via mediation and co- creation…… …to active life and self reliance Informal” Life based learning Formal education Borderland of formal and informal and moving into self reliance and employment Borderland of formal and informal skills and and learning and moving into positive activity TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE

10. FOR THE YOUNG: SUPPORT, FACILITATION, RESOURCES, EXPERIENCE, IDEAS WITH THE YOUNG: CO-CREATION OF PRACTICES, PRODUCTS, POLICIES – FROM DAY ONE BY THE YOUNG: BUILDING THEIR OWN LIVES AND FUTURE OF THE CITIES

11. USING A ”LANDSCAPE” IN POLICY AND COORDINATION DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFORMING OUR ”PRODUCT AND ACTION ECOLOGY”

12. ACTIVE INCLUSION LANDSCAPE Active Inclusion Landscape is a tool to explore policies and measures of activation It provides a quick synoptic view of the overall coverage of polcies and measures MY GENERATION aims at a comprehensive coverage of activation policies and measures

13. In the landscape there are three ”subregions” Outreach = Transforming measures and policies addressing those ”hard to reach” Education = Transforming education to address better individual needs and informal knowledge Transition to Working Life = Transforming connections and transition to working life MY GENERATION wants to develop interconnected policies and measures in all these ”regions”

14. The landscape has two zones: below and above Below: Informal learning = spontaneous, ”life- based” learning and skills development Above: Formal education = Learning and skills development in different educational institutions MY GENERATION wants to develop measures that use and promote BOTH forms of learning

15. Promoting Active Transitions MY GENERATION wants to develop policies and measures that promote active transitions in life – from inactivity and negative activity to positive activites, capability building and self- reliance MY GENERATION emphasises co-creation of all stakeholders MY GENERATION wants to promote a ”policy landscape” of active transitions

16. ACTIVE TRANSITIONS IN THE LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMING OUTREACH TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND CAPABILITY BUILDING TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE From inactivity and exclusion via mediation and co- creation…… …to active life and self reliance Informal” Life based learning Formal education

17. Examples of Good Practices in the different regions and zones of the Landscape There is already a wealth of practices addressing Outreach, Education and Transition to Working Life in URBACT cities Many practices have addressed also both informal and formal learning and made informal learning and skills more visible and used MY GENERATION wants to promote a comprehensive coverage and interlinks of such practices underpinned by city policies

18. USING THE LANDSCAPE The landscape can be used to review the existing practices and policies, to identify ”missing links” and to map out good practices and learn from others Outreach Education Transition to working life From inactivity and exclusion via mediation and co- creation…… …to active life and self reliance Do we have good coverage of the different ”regions” and borderlands ? Are the practices interconnected? Formal education Informal learning Are we addressing both formal and informal learning?

19. TRANSFORMING OUR ”PRODUCT AND ACTION ECOLOGY”

20. Product Ecology Matrix Mode of existence Level of existence Planning: Texts Learning: Scripts Living: Stories & animation Governance/mana gement Management plansPlans for building learning cultures Politicians and managers telling their stories Horizontal/ middle management Networking plans”Scripts” for multi- actor dialogical workshops Stories and animation from workshops in action Front-line services and citizen activities Good practices of service engagements Front line good practice scripts Stories and animation of front- line and citizen activities

24. Product Ecology Matrix Mode of existence Level of existence Planning Mainly written plans/ analyses/ ”texts” Learning: How it was done and with whom Living: Stories, animation Governance/overal l management level product/practice/l Description of governance/ management initiative/ plan Recommendations / plans of learning culture ”Sound bites” of politicians/ managers ”testifying” Horizontal/ middle management level product/practice/ Description of horizontal networking/works hops with stakeholders Descriptions/ ”handbooks” of how to run multi- actor workshops and what we learned Multi-media and story material of multi-actor workshops and networking Front-line level product/practice/ Description of action with customers/ young Front-line training material and examples Multi-media and story material of front-line activities, citizen input

25. ACTIVE INCLUSION LANDSCAPE TRANSFORMING OUTREACH TRANSFORMING EDUCATION AND CAPABILITY BUILDING TRANSFORMING TRANSITION TO WORKING LIFE Training and health measures Community activities One-stop shops Connections to working life From inactivity and exclusion via mediation and co- creation…… …to active life and self reliance Reaching out in homes and streets New arenas, platforms and events of engagement Challenges for prevailing practices and structures Generative ideas to transform existing practices and structures Informal” Life based learning Mainstream, Formal knowledge

26. OutreachEducationWorking-life Formal Formal-informal Informal

27. Operational level: City projects (built around LSG+network+ LAP Thematic level: good practices in Outreach and Edu-Empl. (built around peer reviews & task visits MG network level: the whole/ good practice of coordination (built around overall reflection) 2009 20102011… Network Jan 2009 Patras Outreach review May 2009 + hosting peer ws + steering group Glasgow Outreach report May 10 + hosting ws Gdansk Employment review Sept 09 + hosting peer ws + network Gothenburg Employment report Oct 10 +hosting peer ws Valencia Steering group 09 May 09 (with Outreach) Glasgow Network ”halfway house” Jan 10 Riga Network closure Feb 11 Antwerp CITY PROJECTS OUTREACH LESSONS, case reports, methods EDU-EMPLOYMENT LESSONS, case reports, methods COORDINATION LESSONS FUTURE WORKSHOPS JAN- MARCH 09 2. City Progress report Final City Report, with LAP-draft + final Nov- Dec 10 LSG meetings LSG meetings LSG meetings LSG meetings Network Sept 09 (with empl.) Gothenb. Youth event April 2009 Rotterdam 1. City Progress report

28. THE MG WORKING MATRIX THEME ACTOR Needs Ideas New connec- tions and action What works Sur- prises Barriers Learning Points -Local -MG Con- clusions Next steps/ Way ahead Youth Edu- cation Busi- ness Local Comm. Local authority Other OverallNeedsCoordi- nation Good practice BarriersLearningConclusi ons Way ahead

29. Providing holistic, seamless support Local community and actors Educational community and actors Business and employment community and actors The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices New contact

30. Local community and actors Educational community and actors Business and employment community and actors The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Providing ”doors” to positive activity, recreation & community engagement, champions, role models… Connection to demand and business, providing perspectives, hands-on counselling, guidance and drop out prevention, enhancing employability Upstream involvement, providing perpectives to demand, engaging in enhancing employability, providing practice Real input in design, execution and evaluation of activities, making the positive input of young visible Coordinating the whole, establishing new contacts, making good practice known and influencial

31. Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Local community and actors Community activities, recreation, volunteers Citizen capabilities, Employ- ability Educational community and actors Training, professional capabilities, employability Business and employment community and actors Practice, further training, employment In collabo- ration with… In collabo- ration with… In collabo- ration with… In collabo- ration with… Active transitions

32. Local community and actors Educational community and actors Business and employment community and actors The Young Promoting positive potential, image, lifestyles and choices Inactivity > positive activity > capability building > training/ education/practice > employment Coordinating the whole, establishing new contacts, making good practice known and influencial