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