Participation & Action Research
Participation means developing solutions not for people, but with them. This requires clarity about the purpose and the goal – while the path emerges step by step through co-creation.
Together, we create spaces for growth and transformation.
I facilitate change, participation, and development processes using dialogic and participatory methods that enable true co-creation.
"The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen."
Rachel Naomi Remen
For me, what matters is not only the method itself but the mindset behind it: being present, practicing generative listening, and working with reflective loops that allow deeper learning and meaningful collaboration to unfold.
References/ examples
As an action researcher, I am involved in the Association for Participatory Research and Group Dynamics—Action Research Linz. The Community of Practices is a space for experimentation and reflection for and by practitioners from the fields of action research and participatory research.
I lectured at the University of Innsbruck (Department of compartive educational science and communication) and the University of Vienna (Department for Development Research).
During an extensive annual research seminar I organized a field research lab in Uganda (2015) and Malawi (2016).
www.facebook.com/Go-Organic-Go-to-Uganda-Go-for-Research
Together with Suzanne Zoller-Mathis I did a study on: „Culture and relationships“. We explored the influence of culture on the relationship between car-givers and children in foster care homes.
KulturBeziehung_Endbericht (pdf / 1,7 MB)
An evalution on a programme of inclusion at the "Kathi-Lampert Schule" was carried to highlight the lessons learned during this project.