THE DOUBLE RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Reflections from a case in Milan INTERCULTURAL HORIZONS CONFERENCE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012 FRANCESCA COGNETTI, IDA CASTELNUOVO
INTRODUCING POLISOCIAL NEW CHALLENGES FOR POLITECNICO DI MILANO Internationalization Promoting cross-disciplinarity Public engagement {2}
INTRODUCING POLISOCIAL THE FIRST PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME From a traditional role to a new model In a political climate sensitive to social innovation {3}
THE PATH TOWARDS POLISOCIAL HOW TO START SETTING UP THE PROGRAM Associazione AeA ARCI Milano ASF-Italia Architetti Senza Frontiere AUSER risorsanziani Milano Caritas Ambosiana Fondazione Cariplo Comitato Cascine Milano 2015 Fondazione Housing Sociale Consorzio Farsi Prossimo Fondazione Sodalitas Consorzio Sistema Imprese Sociali Lions Club/ Lifebility Awards Forum del Terzo Settore Lombardia Siena Italian Studies Italia Nostra ONLUS La Cordata s.c.s. LEDHA Milano Coordinamento Associativo della città di Milano A survey of teachers and students within the university An open dialogue with associations and social organizations in Milan per i diritti delle persone con disabilità Legambiente/ Fondazione Legambiente Innovazione LIPU Relazioni Impresa Sociale Touring Club Consiglio degli Studenti del Politecnico di Milano Assessorato Casa, Demanio, Lavori Pubblici COMUNE DI MILANO Assessorato Politiche sociali e Cultura della Salute Assessorato alla Sicurezza e coesione sociale, Polizia Locale, Protezione civile e volontariato {4}
EMERGING ISSUES Improving competences Bridging society and university Developing social engagement (three types) {5}
EMERGING ISSUES 1 Improving competences FOR STUDENTS Developing competences in the field, beyond classroom simulations Ph: Francesca Cognetti
EMERGING ISSUES 1 Improving competences FOR COMMUNITIES A multidisciplinary approach to social issues Ph: Francesca Cognetti
EMERGING ISSUES 2 Bridging society and university FOR UNIVERSITY Gaining new experiences and skills, opening the perimeter of the classroom Ph: Oxfam UK, licensed under Creative Commons
EMERGING ISSUES 2 Bridging society and university FOR COMMUNITIES Contributing to knowledge exchange and to the critical questioning of social issues Ph: Roberto Manuelli
EMERGING ISSUES 3 Three forms of social engagement Promoting the volunteer activities of students and teachers Ph: Slum/Shack Dwellers International, licensed under Creative Commons.
EMERGING ISSUES 3 Three forms of social engagement Expanding the scope of education Ph. Francesca Cognetti
EMERGING ISSUES 3 Three forms of social engagement Supporting communities with our competences Ph. Cassandra Fontana
EMERGING ISSUES 3.1 Three types of support Knowledge for action Models and practices Project support Ph. ImageManHunter, licensed under Creative Commons
POLISOCIAL PROGRAMME THE VISION OF POLISOCIAL A double social responsibility with an academic nature, towards new generations and society {14}
THE VISION OF POLISOCIAL TOWARDS NEW GENERATIONS Building new skills and new areas of expertise Creating a new ethic of responsibility {15}
THE VISION OF POLISOCIAL TOWARDS SOCIETY Defining strategic dimensions of development Articulating a culture of social innovation {16}
Social PORTAL NETWORKING Building localised alliances with academic, non-profit and CSR actors, on a local and global scale. COMMUNITY Polisocial Consolidating the Politecnico community operating in the field of social responsibility. THE DESIGN FRAME OF POLISOCIAL Social AWARDS RESEARCH Grants Rewarding mechanisms for socially-oriented research projects. STUDENTS Awards Scholarships for MSc and PhD theses related to Polisocial s areas of interest. Social TRAINING Social INTERNSHIPS Promoting internships within socially oriented institutions. Social APPRENTICESHIPS Promoting socially relevant professional experiences. Social PROJECTS RESEARCH ON THE FIELD Cooperation & development research projects with high social impact. ACTION LEARNING On-the-ground learning programmes with non-profit and CSR actors. Social EDUCATION SHARING KNOWLEDGE Cooperative education and training with universities in developing countries. EXPORTING EDUCATION Public education programmes for local communities, and particularly schools. {17}
LINE OF ACTION/ POLI4DEVELOPMENT International cooperation, research and technological innovation for Development Ph. Francesca Giangrande
LINE OF ACTION/ POLI4PEOPLE Acting on the local level to foster education and community engagement Ph. Valeria Inguaggiato
SOCIAL PROJECTS/ ACTION LEARNING PROGRAMME Focus on a learning-bydoing approach Ph. Francesca Cognetti
THE ACTION-LEARNING PROGRAMME A STARTING STRATEGY A strong link between learning and action Applying and improving specific competences Direct impact on social development Co-designed initiatives {21}
ACTION LEARNING PROJECTS The action-learning programme consists in sixteen projects co-designed with local organizations as opportunities to enrich educational experiences with on-the-ground engagement. HOUSING POLICIES & HABITABILITY SOCIAL EXCLUSION & MARGINALI SATION VULNERABLE PERSONS CULTURAL POLICIES & SOCIAL INNOVATION ENVIRON MENT & SUSTAINA BILITY z9 Spazi di condivisione Laboratorio di azione locale di Zona 9 per riavvicinare Politecnico e quartiere Bovisa. z3 in movimento Esplorazione di dispositivi per la mobilità delle persone disabili in Zona 3. 50 spazi di socialità Rivitalizzazione di spazi comunali per ripensare i luoghi di socialità della città. Rigenerare Milano Scenari per il rinnovamento del sistema delle cascine pubbliche di Milano. La città entra in carcere, il carcere esce in città Ideazione e gestione di nuovi spazi di scambio con il carcere minorile Beccaria. Interazioni per l accoglienza Strategie di comunicazione e gestione dei servizi per l housing temporaneo. Più vicini: ICT per i rifugiati Nuove tecnologie per ristabilire il contatto tra persone rifugiate e le loro comunità di origine Casa domotica Innovazione degli spazi dell abitare per favorire l indipendenza di disabili e anziani. Vita autonoma Sperimentazione tecnologica per migliorare i servizi di sostegno agli anziani. Nuovi modi di fare Valutazione e progettazione di servizi avanzati per il sostegno ai giovani. Z6 smart community Sistemi di interazione per la costruzione di una community territoriale in Zona 6. Luoghi di coesione Esplorazioni progettuali per l avviamento di un sistema diffuso di Case delle Associazioni Inquino di meno Dispositivi ed iniziative per ridurre l impatto ambientale dei comportamenti individuali. Progetti per proteggere Scenari di trasformazione del territorio per la tutela attiva dell ambiente. Ripensare la sostenibilità Valutazione di progetti e programmi per l ambiente per riorientare l azione. Housing sottosoglia Progetti per la reinterpretazione ed il riuso degli alloggi pubblici sottodimensionati. {22}
HOUSING POLICIES AND HABITABILITY HOUSING SOTTOSOGLIA Rethinking and reusing public housing Ph. Linda Cossa
HOUSING POLICIES AND HABITABILITY CASA DOMOTICA Design and technology to support the lives of elderly and disabled people Ph. Francesca Cognetti
CULTURAL POLICIES/SOCIAL INNOVATION NUOVI MODI DI FARE Projects and innovative services to meet the needs of young people Ph: Architecture Sans Frontieres United Kingdom (ASF-UK)
THE PROGRAMME POLISOCIAL ORGANISATION CHART BOARD OF ADVISORS Advisory board, consisting of outside experts that have different experiences and approaches to socially responsive activities. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Alessandro Balducci Deputy Rector Politecnico di Milano Francesca Cognetti Department of Architecture and Planning Emanuela Colombo Rector s Delegate Cooperation & Development Graziano Dragoni General Director Politecnico di Milano Eugenio Gatti General Director Fondazione Politecnico di Milano PROJECT MANAGERS Ida Castelnuovo Beatrice De Carli Lorenzo Maffioli INFORMATION AND CONTACTS POLISOCIAL I: c/o Fondazione Politecnico di Milano Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano W: www.polimi.it/polisocial POLI4PEOPLE Ida Castelnuovo E: ida.castelnuovo@fondazione.polimi.it Beatrice De Carli E: beatrice.decarli@fondazione.polimi.it POLI4DEVELOPMENT Lorenzo Maffioli E: lorenzo.maffioli@fondazione.polimi.it {26}