This real-time team building activity will focus on professional co-development, a methodology developed in Canada in the ’80s and widely implemented in various countries, in a large number of organizations, from public services to private or social companies. It is a training approach by which you from each other through collective intelligence. It empowers you to find innovative, effective and adaptive solutions to whatever challenge an employee can encounter in his/her professional journey. Individual and group reflection is encouraged through a structured methodology of 6 steps, facilitated by a moderator. The methodology helps create a work environment of confidentiality, respect, authenticity and collaboration, where it is possible to speak up and learn. 

The learnings are based on concrete situations and challenges of the group; the knowledge and best practices of the group. The topics can be technical or emotional, personal or professional, as long as it blocks the work productivity. 

The 7 steps of this online co-development session include: 

• Follow-up: From the Client
• Presentation: One person named 'Client' presents the topic or the challenge to be approached
• Clarification: The group asks questions to understand the context and obstacles in depth
• Agreement: The 'Client' drafts its petition for the group
• Sharing: Other people, named 'Consultants' recommend their opinion, ideas, and best practices
• Action Plan: Client selects the ideas he/she wants to implement with a time frame
• Learnings: Everybody shares their learnings from the session

Why the methodology works:

• It is structured by a moderator who helps implement a work environment of kindness, openness, and transparency
• The exercise is easy to understand, and applicable to everyone
• The methodology encourages reflection and action
• Concrete situations, far from theories, allows solving problems specific to the organization
• The exercise encourages personal and professional development, as the relationship that the person has with the problems is also taken into account
• The methodology encourages to think 'Out of the Box', offer practical solutions adapted to a concrete problem
• The structure of the exercise allows being very effective in the exchange of ideas, which is appreciated by employees

This exercise is recommended to: 

• Find innovative solutions to specific day-to-day issues thanks to the sharing of best practices and recommendations of participants, in a very effective way with a limited time
• Create strong cohesion between participants and improved engagement
• Promote talent development thanks to knowledge and experience sharing
• Gain a holistic vision of the company when the participants are from the Leadership Team
• Enables a better understanding of stakes and functioning of the different departments
• Improve Leadership skills of the team (listening, tolerance, assuming vulnerability, mutual help, problem-solving)
• Prevent from psycho-social risks at work thanks to a resourceful space to share stress and concerns