Co-construction & participatory processes
At Espelia, we strongly believe in the potential of group dynamics. We are convinced that most answers to face complex challenges are to be found among local stakeholders and organizations. Our role is to make these answers emerge, by designing the best approaches so that everyone can contribute and take ownership of decisions.
Your challenges
Encouraging engagement
We believe it is essential to involve as many of the actors concerned by the change as possible, beyond simply providing information. While information is necessary, it is not sufficient to reduce uncertainty, to create a dynamic and to achieve a fully operational solution. Actively involving stakeholders (both internal and external) in the change process makes it possible to overcome eventual reluctance within a very short period of time. The more the stakeholders are involved, the more the change making process will be efficient.
Giving a meaning to the process
The mobilization and engagement of stakeholders (including elected officials, public officers, private companies, members of civil society, etc.) always give more sense to the global approach and allow a better understanding of the reasons for the proposed changes and transformations to be co-designed.
Share a diagnosis, generate contributions, and take action
Participatory approaches can be used at different stages of a project. They can be used to ensure that a diagnosis’ key takeaways are shared, to take advantage of the participants’ experience and innovative ideas, and to prepare for a project’s operational phase by mobilizing soon enough those who will be responsible for its implementation.
Our solutions
For several years now, Espelia's consultants have been evolving from a "doing" approach to a "doing with" approach. Our participatory tools and methods are now used in most of our assignments.
Facilitation methods to implement new participatory, co-construction and learning processes ;
The contribution of the team's consultants’ thematic expertise, in order to feed the exchanges and case studies ;
The design of tailor-made workshops according to the specific objectives of the session (diagnosis and proposals, process design, envisioning and strategies, group cohesion, etc.), the participants and the context,
A variety of tools for on-site or remote interventions.
What sets us apart
We are convinced that collective intelligence is a guarantee for stakeholders’ engagement and project success. Our approach towards facilitation consists in putting pleasure and value back into the work, with results that are systematically welcomed by happy teams and satisfied users.
Customer case
25 years of experience at the service of public interest
Support to the Ivorian authorities within the framework of negotiations of the SODECI affermage contract for the sanitation service in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
Nov 9, 2021
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Espelia supports local authorities, public stakeholders and their partners in the design, management and transformation of local public policies. A consulting firm committed to serving the public interest, Espelia mobilises strategic, legal, financial and operational expertise to help territories build sustainable and resilient solutions.
