Co-development

What is Co-Development?

Created by Adrien Payette and Claude Champagne, Co-development is based on collective intelligence. 

The co-operative sessions bring together a small group (6-8) of participants and a facilitator/coach.

Participants share a similar problematic or situation who believe they advise / share suggestion / thoughts with each other with a view to improving their situation. The power of peer support helps its participants in finding ideas, solutions, ways to move forward. It leads to action, a personal plan to move forward.

Individual reflection and group discussion are supported by a structured consultation exercise focusing on the participants current issues.

It is a cycle of 1h30  gatherings, 2h for the first one so there is time for an introduction. If there are 6 participants, there will be 6 workshops so each person has a chance to benefit once on a particular issue. Frequency can be every 10 days / 2 weeks.

The Co-development Methodology

It follows a strict methodology with rules ensuring respect, kindness, freedom of speech, no judgement, acceptance of each other background. The facilitator/coach is the warrant of the process.

Three roles will interact during the session cycle. The facilitator/coach, who moderates, is the warrant of the rules, flow, timing. The facilitator/coach doesn’t take part unless the conversation gets stuck and requires a question to reinitiate the flow. The participants will act as consultants during the session putting their ideas at the service of their peer who stepped up as client of the session at the beginning. The client is the one who will ask for advice on that day. All participants will be the client of a session.

During the 1h30 session, the facilitator/coach will guide the group through the various phase:

• The Presentation
• The Clarification
• The Contract
• The Exploration
• The Feedback & Action Plan
• The Conclusion