What is a co-development group?
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A co-development group is a peer-to-peer approach to development.
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A co-development group is made up of five to ten people who meet monthly for 4 hours.
The objectives of entrepreneurial co-development
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Accompanying and supporting entrepreneurs as they grow
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Develop a professional peer group
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Learn to help and be helped by becoming a customer and consultant within the Group
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Learning to work in a group
Roles within the group
- The customer: Each entrepreneur in turn becomes the customer who consults the group on a concern.
- The consultant: All participants become consultants for the entrepreneur applying for assistance.
- Facilitation and moderation: A coordinator and mentor can supervise the group in a function with which they are comfortable.
Stages in the life of a co-development group
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An initial meeting to introduce participants and agree on how the meetings will work and how they will be run.
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As many meetings as there are participants (because everyone must have a turn as a customer in front of the group).
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Valuation and agreement to continue or dissolve the group
The usual consultation procedure
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Preparing a written request for consultation
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Presentation of the subject of consultation: problem to be solved or project to be undertaken
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Clarification of the situation presented
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Drawing up a consulting contract (type of consulting required)
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Reactions, comments, suggestions from consultants: reflective exploration - suggestions
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Summary and concrete courses of action
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Identifying what each individual has learned
The stages of a focus group meeting
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Tour de table, our success stories, our developments (15 minutes)
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The 2 customers from the previous month tell us about their developments (30 minutes)
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Consultation procedures (15 minutes)
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2 consultation files (including a break) (160 minutes)
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Evaluation (15 minutes)
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Date of next meeting