CoP for Energy: How can CoP facilitate learning and implementation on LEDs in Asia Asia LEDS Forum 2013, Oct. 1-4,2013

October 2013 Xiaochen Zhang

World Bank Institute

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Outline

Why CoP?

Why do most CoP fail?

How to sustain CoP: an Integrated Framework for Collaborative

Learning and Implementation

Early experience

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Why CoP?

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Others are doing it

We were told to do it

We have some resources and we have to do

something anyway

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Documents

vs. People

Past

vs. Present

Categorised data vs

miscellaneous data

Internal vs

external

Experts vs.

Crowds

Why do we have to collaborate differently?

Static vs.

Smart

system

The idealist

vs. the

naturalist

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Enterprise 1.0 vs. Enterprise 2.0

Technology 1.0 vs. Technology 2.0

Work 1.0 vs. Work 2.0

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Why do most CoP fail?

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Today’s new literacy: collaborative capability

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CoP: Links content

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CoP: Links content with people

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CoP: Links people

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Integrated Collaborative Learning (ICL)

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Integrated Collaborative Learning (ICL)

CoP: Facilitation for P2P Learning and Knowledge exchange

(Time and space)

Global webinars/ video

conference

(Transaction costs)

e-Learning

(Deep-dive)

Knowledge Portal

(Wide Coverage)

F2F (Hands on)

16 Crosscutting topics Policy Financing

RENEWABLE ENERGY KNOWLEDGE MAP

Solar Geothermal Biomass

Large

Wind

Small

Micro

Partners

Communities of Practice

EE

CoP

RE

CoP

EA

CoP

Integrated Collaborative Learning (ICL)- An Example

http://wbi.worldbank.org/energy/content/sustainable-energy-knowledge-portal-home

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Climate Finance Options- An Example

• Joint effort by UNDP/World Bank to analyse climate

finance sources, pathways, uses & mechanisms

• Main content windows: Funding Sources, Case Studies,

Library, Tools; tagged with powerful search engine

• Communities window allows for direct exchange of

knowledge between users

• New features will incorporate open data analysis &

guided learning for climate finance readiness

www.climatefinanceoptions.org

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Learn Research Plan Collaborate

CFO

Window

Result

Library, Links,

Glossary,

Learning

Funding Sources,

Tools

On the Ground,

Tools, Library

User Communities

Capacity for

improved

decision making

Financial

feasibility

testing

Project

analysis &

scoping

Best practices &

lessons learned

How the CFO Platform works

www.climatefinanceoptions.org

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Communities of Practice

• New window for communities of practice facilitates in-

depth discussion, collaboration

• Curated content aimed specifically at different CoPs

• CoP windows on CFO platform will be user-lead &

demand-driven

• Free & open to all users after registration with the CFO

Platform

• http://climatefinanceoptions.org/cfo/communities

www.climatefinanceoptions.org

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Integrated Collaborative

Implementation (ICI)

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Integrated Collaborative Implementation (ICI)

CoP Facilitation for Results

Global Roundtable

(Consultation/ Empathy)

Webinars/ Feasibility

studies (Stakeholder engagement/

Define/ Ideate)

Competition/ Pilot projects identification (Prototype)

F2F (Pilot/ Test)

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What was the experience: from Virtual Roundtable to Telecom Energy CoP

5 Cities

32 countries

190 participants

100+ questions, comments

and discussions

9 months

490 members

5 e-discussions

160 postings

4 webinars and conferences

1 national business model

challenge

Related webinars,

conferences and country

engagement arranges have

been planned until June 2014

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Telecom Energy CoP: How does it look like?

https://collaboration.worldbank.org/groups/incubating-innovation-for-rural-

electrification-the-telecom-energy-initiative

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This collaboration platform will support the Low Carbon Livable Cities

Initiative and facilitate climate-smart planning in cities by:

• Engaging experts in sector specific e-discussions and webinars

• Presenting knowledge emerging from WBG green growth

programs

• Sharing tools and other resources that assist city practitioners

Scaling up Climate Action in Cities: Pre launch TODAY

Upcoming Events

Low Carbon and

Livable Cities

Webinar Launch

Sector Specific

E-Discussion:

Energy Efficient

Cities Initiative

Sustainable Urban

Energy and

Emissions Planning

Webinar

Energy Learning

Portal Training

https://collaboration.worldbank.org/groups/scaling-up-climate-change-action-in-cities

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Q&A

Thank you

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C4D Platform Cutting Edge Features

• Comprehensive collaboration

capabilities out of box

• Advanced email access to the

platform

• Mobile interface (device specific)

• Low bandwidth option (mobile view for

desktop)

• Site wide collaboration via status

update and profiles

Additional slide: Don’t forget about Technology before you start