{"id":1049,"date":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/engaging-stakeholders-for-change\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:01:46","slug":"engaging-stakeholders-for-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/blogs\/engaging-stakeholders-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging Stakeholders For Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left blog content view\" id=\"content\">\n<div id=\"banner-fade\" class=\"block\">\n<ul class=\"bjqs noside\">\n<li>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Engaging stakeholders for change\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/var\/broker\/storage\/images\/blogs\/engaging-stakeholders-for-change\/64689-1-eng-gb\/engaging-stakeholders-for-change_carousel.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"text intro_highlight\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngaging stakeholders for change<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Increasingly, multi-stakeholder processes are being used in response to \u2018tough\u2019 problems such as responding to climate change, fighting poverty, and creation of sustainable business models.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pubDate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<p class=\"right\"> | December 01, 2025<\/p>\n\n-->\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#blog-description\" class=\"popup readmore\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\" title=\"Engaging stakeholders for change\"><strong>&#x25b6;<\/strong><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"blog-description\" class=\"hide\">\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">Increasingly, multi-stakeholder processes are being used in response to \u2018tough\u2019 problems such as responding to climate change, fighting poverty, and creation of sustainable business models. Many development organisations and networks have become aware that these change processes are of an increasingly \u2018emergent\u2019 nature, and need to be facilitated. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.changealliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Change Alliance<\/a> is an emerging global learning network which aims to support good practice in facilitating and strategizing around multi-stakeholder cooperation for systemic change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">From 1-3 December 2010, 20 facilitators of multi-stakeholder processes from across Africa are meeting in Nairobi. Co-hosted by the Change Alliance and SNV, to exchange experiences with leaders, researchers and donors. This \u2018Inspiring Change\u2019 event aims to share and collate state-of-the-art experiences and explore ways of supporting and strengthening capacity for effective facilitation of multi-actor processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">This blog provides an online discussion platform for speakers, participants and other experts in the field, where they can reflect on the discussions and opinions voiced at the Inspiring Change event as well as further discuss the wider topics it addresses. We welcome comments and contributions: please contact us at reinout@thebrokeronline.eu.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Engaging stakeholders for change\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n\t\t<!-- \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/mandrill\/subscription\/add\/75009\/13486\">Subscribe<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t -->\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"subitem content column wide left blog\">\n<div class=\"children blue\">\n<div class=\"rounded-corner\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"article fader\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Complexity of MSPs has implications for evaluation\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Complexity of MSPs has implications for evaluation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Ailish Byrne<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t06 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe in-depth exploration of diverse Multi-Stakeholder Processes (MSPs), in varied socio-cultural and professional contexts, proved stimulating. Through cases explored, the scale and depth of complexity and the challenges of long-term, multi actor&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"What triggers transformation? Learning from transformational learning theory\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">What triggers transformation? Learning from transformational learning theory<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Deborah Duveskog <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t05 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe last few days discussions have definitely provided some food for thought! In particular I found the discussion on various levels of learning interesting, i.e. incremental (doing more of the same thing), reforming (changing others) or transform&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Multi Stakeholder Change Process? My Perspective \"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Multi Stakeholder Change Process? My Perspective <\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Emmanuel Dennis Ngongo<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t04 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe just concluded Inspiring Change Event in Nairobi (December 1-3 2010) was a great learning opportunity for me from the old to the new thinking of doing things. I have related the event to my personal experience for growth. I was part of the org&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Global action networks - types of change\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Global action networks &#8211; types of change<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Steve Waddell<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tGreat to hear resonance of so many questions asked by Change Alliance members, with people here in Nairobi. What is change? What are the development stages for multi-stakholder processes (MSPs)? How do we maintain momentum for the time necessary?&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Legitimacy of multi-stakeholder processes\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Legitimacy of multi-stakeholder processes<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Mine Pabari <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAlthough I missed out on the morning sessions, I found myself launched straight into a highly charged and useful debate centered around four key questions;- In what ways can change agents\/facilitators best support MSPs;- How can the energy and com&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Thoughts on mobilizing through inspiration or anger\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Thoughts on mobilizing through inspiration or anger<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Eelke Wielinga<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe event is inspiring already, indeed. But what is inspiration anyway?<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nWhat strikes me is that the issue of drive, passion, energy and inspiration is hanging around everywhere. It might be my bias and I like to believe it and it is the en&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"First day of the inspiring change meeting in Nairobi\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">First day of the inspiring change meeting in Nairobi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Joseph Ssuuna<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe venue<br \/>\nHaving arrived late in the night nothing prepares you for the serene and appealing Lenana guest house in Lavington deep in a seemingly nice residential location of Nairobi. It is this nice location that is venue for the workshop already&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Why work with cases?\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Why work with cases?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Herman Brouwer<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t01 December 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tThe Inspiring Change event used cases of multi-stakeholder change processes (MSP&#8217;s) as a basis for discussion and inquiry. All participants had submitted cases in advance. The reason why we decided to work with cases, rather than plenary inputs,&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Taking change actions to a new level\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Taking change actions to a new level<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Steve Waddell<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 November 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tAfter a few decades of working with big change issues, I realize that I am really fired up for three days at The Change Alliance&#8217;s first Nairobi meeting. 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