PART II: How should the Arks be used in the next round of deployments?

Friday (Jan 26) - Brainstorming & Scavenger Hunt

Working Groups & Assignments

The Perspectives

Imagine you are a coral larvae house hunting, what amenities would you want?

Facilitators
Shayle, Heather, Eveline

The Mob
Aaron, Tamar, Mark L., Lars, Ben K.

Scavenger Hunt
Find and purchase the perfect coral house. The group will give a short talk about why you decided on the particular coral house at dinner.

We CARE (Confused about Archimedes & Bernoulli Effects)

How do we use geometry, hydrodynamics, and materials to make a coral reef?

Facilitators
Andi, Breann, Ben D.

The Mob
Ashton, Adam, Mark H., Anneke, Ty

Scavenger Hunt
Find and purchase a fossil of the earliest calcifier on Earth! The group will give a short talk about the fossil and why your group choose that particular fossil at dinner.

Fish Are Tasty

We have lots of fish swimming around the Arks, now what?

Facilitators
Fairoz, Cathy, Adinda

The Mob
Will, Joaquin, Mark L., Robbie, Emily, Jason

Scavenger Hunt
Find and purchase a fossil of the earliest jawed fish on Earth! The group will give a short talk about the fossil and why your group choose that particular fossil at dinner.

Saturday (Jan 27)

The Hermit Crabs

Undervalued biological components and how to use them?

Facilitators
Tamar, Heather, Eveline

The Mob
Aaron, Jess, Ben K., Lars, Shayle

Scavenger Hunt
Find and purchase a fossil of the most important component of a healthy coral reef! The group will give a short talk about the fossil and why your group choose that particular fossil at dinner.

The Positives

What positive feedback loop that would lead to a calcifying ecosystem?

Facilitators:
Anneke, Breann, Ben D.

The Mob:
Will, Fairoz, Andi, Emily, Ty

Scavenger Hunt:
Find and purchase the prettiest calcium carbonate piece ever. The group will give a short talk about beauty.

The Futurists

What material characters would your dream, Ark-building material have?

Facilitators:
Joaquin, Cathy, Adinda

The Mob:
Jess, Mark H., Ashton, Robbie, Jason, Adam

Scavenger Hunt:
Find and purchase the best Coral Ark building material. The group will give a why they choose a particular material.

Meeting Mechanics for the Brainstorming Session

The Facilitators

Each of the three Facilitator groups consist of a lead scientist, writer, & artist. The Facilitators are responsible for keeping the working groups on schedule, giving everyone a chance to contribute, and synthesizing the results of each section.

The Mob

Everyone else will be mixed-n-matched through the meeting, so that everyone gets a chance to know and work with each other. Each Mod member is responsible for: 1) developing an answer for the assigned question and presenting it each morning, and 2) vigorous, vibrant, respectful debate with their colleagues.

The Schedule for Days 3 & 4

8:30 am - The Awakening (i.e., caffeine & snacks)
9:00 am - Ranking Session
- Each person in the working group will write down their answer to the assigned question and post it on the wall in their working groups area. This could include not liking question and proposing a pivot.
- Each person explains & defends their position for ~2 minute.
  > Ask clarifying questions
- Everyone votes by secret ballot passed to the Facilitators & The Facilitators rearrange the Post-It Notes in rank order.
- At this point, let people who think they are experts for a given topic give a brief overview of the question & their take on ranked answer. The job of everyone else is to question the expert hard.
- Expose weaknesses and retrench. The Facilitators should especially pay attention to non- experts' questions as this is usually the best ideas are at. It is also very important to get everyone to comment, even if they say, &no comment&.
10:00 am - Re-Awakening with coffee & light fare
10:30 am - Synthesize discussion w/ text & sketches
11:00 am - Present to the whole group (about 20 mins each presentation)
noon - Travel to Fossil & Gem Show for Scavenger Hunts
6 pm - Dinner in Tucson

Ben K. will moderate the scavenger hunt talks.
Jess and Aaron we will facilitate discussion about possible collaborations & grants at dinner.