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1. WHAT IS THE
RICHARDSON COLLEGE
FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
+ SUSTAINABILITY?

2. WE ARE...
A HUB OF INNOVATION ... 1
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY ... 2
A CONSTELLATION MODEL ... 5
SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION ... 6

3. A HUB OF INNOVATION
COMMON
INFRASTRUCTURE
Building Complex
Atrium and Flex Spaces
Common Study Areas
Classrooms
Research, Teaching Labs
Libraries
Greenhouse, Vivarium
Wireless Interent
Cisco Telepresence
Elements Cafe
Undergraduate Students
Graduate Research
Intl. Students, Visiting Faculty
Professors
Departments, Faculty Heads
Academic Administrion
Research Support Staff
Physical Plant, Maintenance
Canada Research Chairs
Research Centres, Institutes
INTELLECTUAL AND
HUMAN RESOURCES
Indigenous Studies, MDP
Institute for Urban Studies
Campus Sustainability Office
Intl. Centre Infect. Diseases
Arctic Gateway Initiative
Cisco Chair, Collab. Tech.
Urban Media Research Lab
CIRCLE
APPLIED RESEARCH
AND INNOVATION
Spence, West Broadway
Portage Avenue
Furby-Langside Campus
McFeetors Hall, Residence
UWSA Childcare Centre
Richardson Green Corridor
Terry MacDonald Square
Proximity to Downtown
Proximity to other Post-
Secondary Institutions
CAMPUS AND
THE COMMUNITY
“This new complex will not only provide innovative new science and environmental facilities for
UWinnipeg students, faculty and researchers. It will enable us to develop leaders who will become
effective global stewards, and contribute to the development of practical solutions to today’s complex
environmental issues.” - Dr. Axworthy
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4. “
BUILDING ON THE PROMISE OF THE RICHARDSON COLLEGE AS A
SOLUTIONS-ORIENTED, INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND APPLIED INNOVATION.
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
“The Richardson College for the Environment will bring together
world-class instructors and cutting-edge technology to educate
generations of students who will be able contribute to solutions for
the growing environmental problems we face today in our
communities, across our country and around the world.”
- Carolyn Richardson Hursh, Chairman of James Richardson & Sons, Ltd.
“This investment in leading-edge technology reinforces Manitoba's
commitment to developing centres of innovation, learning and research to
continue to build on our successes in today's knowledge-based
economy.” - Peter Bjornson, Manitoba Minister of Competitiveness, Training and Trade
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5. Community-University
Partnerships
The City as a Classroom
Student Research
Opportunities
Advanced Graduate Research
First Class Lab Facilities
Interdisciplinary Research
Collaborations
Applied Research and
Innovation Projects
Knowledge Mobilization
Enhanced global profile
New Funding Streams
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY:
“A cutting-edge facility, engaging students and faculty in
innovative research and development in natural and social
sciences with a focus including the global North, climate change,
water stewardship, ‘green chemistry’, urban sustainability and
Indigenous science.” - Media Release, June 27, 2011
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6. CAN WE DESIGN A NEW MODEL FOR
SPARKING COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION
AT THE RICHARDSON COLLEGE?
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7. The Stewardship Group sets
overall strategic vision,
monitors the partnership’s
overall health, identifies
opportunities to initiate new
constellations, and ensures
that constellations align with
the partnership’s overall
purpose and objectives.
A third-party Secretariat is
established in an
intermediary organization
with the experience and
capacity to manage
day-to-day administration.
A CONSTELLATION MODEL FOR
INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION
Inspired by complexity theory, the constellation model
emphasizes the role of small, self-organizing action groups
working together on a particular project or initiative.
Constellations flow from opportunism, not from a rigid
strategic plan. This makes it possible to balance the interests
and needs of each group within the broader goal of highly
productive collaboration.
SECRETARIAT
3RD PARTY
COORDINATION
SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITY
INNOVATION
FUND
STEWARDSHIP
GROUP
Faculty, Student Reps,
Research Centres,
Community Groups, First
Nations, Government,
Private Sector Reps
ENABLING FACTORS
Light-weight Governance
Third-Party Coordination
Action-Focused Teams
Funding Incentives
Strategic Vision
Focus on Innovation
Cooperation
CONSTELLATIONS
Constellations take the
form of clusters of
activity in which
partners voluntarily
participate. They can
be formal projects,
opportunistic initiatives
or working groups.
SHARED
VISION
MAGNETIC ATTRACTORS
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8. SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP ONE: SETTING STRATEGIC VISION
SUSTAINABLE
NORTHERN
DEVELOPMENT
RICHARDSON COLLEGE
STRATEGIC VISION 2014
Members of the Stewardship Group represent a cross section of stakeholders and interests active at Richardson College.
Priority is given to academic, research and student representation, however local community, First Nations, government and
private sector stakeholders may participate as advisors in the group.
The Stewardship Group identifies strategic vision and objectives for the overall partnership on an annual basis. The strategic
Vision is not meant to limit the kind of collaborative partnerships that might form, but to give some overall direction, respond to
emerging research needs and opportunities, and create a basis for evaluating what initiatives will receive support through the
Special Opportunity Innovation Fund.
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9. INDIGENOUS
FOOD
SECURITY
BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY
STUDIES
CLIMATE CHANGE
ADAPTATION
SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP TWO: DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION
Opportunities for formal and informal networking and knowledge exchange are supported by the Richardson College through a
program of lectures and symposia, lunch and learn sessions, an annual conference and other communication channels.
Constituent members of the Richardson College are given a platform to share their work and to learn about the work being done
by colleagues across a number of disciplines. The culture of knowledge sharing and celebration at Richardson College lays the
groundwork for sparking new professional relationships that may lead to the formation of innovative new research constellations.
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10. SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP THREE: CONSTELLATION FORMATION
Constellations become active when a group of partners decides to work on a particular issue. This emphasis on action teams
accommodates the tensions around priorities that naturally exist when several groups come together. If one group wants to
prioritize field research and another wants to work on public policy development, they can. They simply start a constellation
and other interested partners cluster around them. The model helps to preserve the partners’ organizational autonomy.
Groups only engage in issues that align with their interests.
SUMMER FIELD SCHOOL:
INDIGENOUS FOOD SECURITY
AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
IN MANITOBA’S NORTH
ADVANCING CLIMATE CHANGE
MITIGATION POLICY: EMBRACING
INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES
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11. SUSTAINABILITY IN ACTION
STEP FOUR: APPLICATION TO THE INNOVATION FUND
A Special Opportunity Innovation Fund, established by the Richardson College and administered by the Stewardship Group,
is established to support constellations that demonstrate innovation and excellence. The Innovation Fund is intended as seed
resources for new collaborations that are interdisciplinary, demonstrate a commitment to applied research, create
professional research opportunities for students, engage community stakeholders and align with the overall strategic vision
established by the Stewardship Group.
SPECIAL
OPPORTUNITY
INNOVATION
FUND
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12. SHARED VISION
ENABLING FACTORS
PARTNERSHIP
GROUP
CONSTELLATION
CONSTELLATION
CONSTELLATION
1. Lightweight governance
2. Action Focused Teams
(Constellations)
3. 3rd Party Coordination
Lightweight
Agreements
+ Governance
CONSTELLATION
CHAOS
PARTNER
PARTNER
PARTNER
PARTNER
PARTNER
PARTNER
ORDER
CHAOS
ORDER
CONSTELLATION
SECRETARIAT
3RD PARTY
COORDINATION
LEAD
PARTNER
LEAD
PARTNER
LEAD
PARTNER
LEAD
PARTNER
LEAD
PARTNER