Support in Organisational Development
We are specialists in the analysis of organisational and institutional processes. We developed a wide range of training and advisory services in the field of institutional development and organisational strengthening. These two concepts are two sides of the same coin and cannot be seen separately. While in organisational strengthening we are mainly looking at the internal change processes within organisations, institutional development is focussed on how organisations change to maintain their relevance and impact in the wider context of society. All our actions in different degrees are aimed at achieving impact and change at this wider institutional level.
We can provide knowledge, skills and expertise if needed but we cannot and will not take over the organisational challenge to create change. With our strong track record in participatory techniques, we facilitate the management of an organisation to mobilise and focus the motivation and energy of the individuals working in it, to gain strength and effectiveness in its operations and it will be able to explore new roads.
Our strong track record in participatory techniques and facilitation has enabled us to developed new tools that
optimises the way in which stakeholders interact for organistaional change.
Workshop on participatory organisation diagnosis
We developed a discussion model to involve staff in the diagnosis and analysis of problems or bottlenecks in the
functioning of the organisation and to work on a plan for change. The discussion model has proven its effectiveness in
gaining the broad organisational support required implementing organisational change.
PODIA - Participatory Organisation Diagnosis
We also developed PODIA, Participative Organisation DIAgnosis. This tool is applied to allow management, staff and
possible other parties involved to come to a mutually agreed upon understanding of the problems and ways to solve
them.
In a PODIA workshop the management, staff and possible other actors work together following a fixed pattern of
discussions At the end of the PODIA workshop they will have formulated an plan of action. A PODIA workshop will take
one to three days, depending on the issue to be worked on. Before the actual workshop, the consultant will meet with
the management in order to get a clear picture of the situation and to define the point of entry for the workshop.
Clients
We have worked with a wide range of organisations to facilitate institutional change processes:
- State organisations: Ministries, National Institutes for Accounting, Juridical Institutes, Basic Social Service Deliverers, Local Governments and related institutions.
- Civil Society organisations: National NGO's, Membership organisations such as Unions, Federations, Local NGO's.
- Private Sector organisations: Chambers of Commerce, Private Sector Service Delivery organisations and in a limited degree Enterprises.
- International Development organisations: International (co-) funding organisations, International
Providers of Technical Assistance, Multilateral organisations.
