The Constellation and Accelerance
An integrated approach for individual, team, organizational and community
impact
The Constellation
Acceleranc
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STRENGTHS - Proven, strength-based methodology- Applied to HIV, malaria and others- Footprint: 28 countries in 5
continents- Global network of facilitators,
members and communities
STRENGTHS - Experience with discovery trips- Understanding corporate context- Footprint: Europe, Singapore- Network of subject experts
Why our partnership?
AFRICA: Burundi, DR-Congo, Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar ,Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo, Tanzania, Uganda
EUROPE: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Spain, Switzerland, UK.
CARIBBEAN: Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago
ASIA: Cambodia,India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
PACIFIC: Papua New Guinea
Where is our footprint?
Partners that we worked with
United Nations
Businesses
Non profit sector
What do we offer?
Teamstrengthening
Organisationresults
Community impact
Individual growth
Integrated approach
People-related concern (e.g. HIV,
malaria)
Respond using their strengths
Save lives, improve quality of life,
resilient community
People-related concern (e.g.
work/life balance, company culture)
Respond using their strengths
Individual, team and organisational results
OrganisationsCommunities
- Share experience- Transfer learning in
own context
The potential that we see
1. Strength-based process
2. Removing hierarchies
3. Commitment-based enrollment
4. No experts, only facilitators and
midwives
5. Out-of-comfort-zone experiences
6. Experiential instead of
informative learning
7. Impact on real-life opportunities
Our design principles
We offer two experiences• Discover the power or a strength-based response;• Broaden mindsets to respond to your challenges;• Enhance indvidual and team motivation; • Impact communities that deal with HIV and Malaria• 3-5 Days on the ground with communities
Learning journey
• Build internal capabilities in strength-based facilitation – ie strength based approach champions
• Leverage your organizational strengths and improve knowledge sharing• Enhance your local response to challenges• 100 days process incl Blended learing Programme including 2 x 2 days face to
face and in between e-learning and coaching support
Develop internal
facilitators
Stand-alone experiences,
but can be combined.
Preparation Learning journey Implementation
Experience 1 – Learning journey
9
• 1-3 days (depending on level of customisation required)
• Face2face and/ or distant
• Strength analysis
• Identify themes and challenges/opportunities to anchor journey around
• Agree on process, location and participants
• Define success at end of process
• Preparation of participants
• Embed learning in the organisation
• Intensity and scope depends on context
• Peer learning and action points
• Testing/experimentation (optional)
• 3-5 days
• Face2face
• 3-6 community visits
• Preparation and reflections throughout event together with community members;
• Analysis and documentation of learning;
• Agreeing on next steps
Experience 1:
Learning Journey options:
Thailand, India, Indonesia,
DR-Congo, Mozambique,
Kenya, Belgium, Guyana
What people say after a learning journey
“After this process, I can feel how everybody starts to improve the way we communicate and the way we work in the office” – Staff UNFPA Indonesia
"We started from a pattern where everyone complained about what didn't work - and blamed the others. Now we know that we can improve, that we are all responsible and we do our best. My colleague said: "Instead of complaining about the obscurity, it is better to switch on the light!" Without the presence of the facilitation team, we wouldn't have been able to do this - Chris Boerhaeve, partner Louise Lawyers, Belgium
“I learned that the way you ask questions is fundamental. If you ask appreciative questions, the self-confidence of the community will grow and you will learn more about peoples’ strengths”. John Rwomushana, Uganda
“I have truly never witnessed or participated in such a joyful and caring event. The sense of purpose and directed activism brought a new sense of hope and joy or increased self-esteem and technical skill to participants” – Bernice Roeland, AIDS response South Africa
Preparation First learning visit E-learning Certification
visit
Experience 2 – Developing internal facilitators
12
• Introductions, expectations and briefing
• SALT as a way of thinking and working
• The key facilitation steps and tools in the process
• At least 2 community SALT visits to practice
• Agree on next steps
• Strength analysis
• Identify opportunities for learning;
• Agree on process, location and teams
• Define success at end of process
• Preparation of participants
• First facilitators self-assessment
• Community visits to practice together
• Second facilitators self-assessment
• Peer learning and action plans to further improve
• Certification for those ready
100 days period – on average 10 days input per participant
• Study/ practice using Constellation’s 6 modules e-learning platform.
• Timeline depends on the community that the team applies the process to.
• Individual and team exercises
• Coach provides tailor-made distant individual and team support throughout period
Experience 2:
100 day course
Combines e-learning with
two face2face visits of a
Constellation coach