Method

Stakeholder Processes

General change processes as well as the impact of individual measures, depend on the interests and actions of various stakeholders, but in turn also have an impact on them. It is therefore crucial to involve the relevant actors in the research process from an early stage and thus enable a joint knowledge production.

The active participation of stakeholders improves the quality of knowledge, increases the legitimacy of the results and leads to more informed decisions and practice-oriented solutions. It also creates transparency, trust, and acceptance of the developed solutions. To identify the relevant stakeholders, we create stakeholder mappings, taking into account different perspectives, interests and values. We use dialog formats such as workshop series, world cafés, focus groups or design-thinking elements in order to capture different perceptions and enable joint learning and the co-production of new knowledge. If necessary, mediative formats are also used. Consequently, we also involve the stakeholders in the development of solutions and their implementation.

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