Far beyond the changes that globalization has brought about,
and the rise of new individual and collective actors, the
territory and the organizations will keep on being the main
engine of collective action. The territory becomes the
space and the link where people and organizations define
their social identity and the problems that affect them,
where decisions are taken, and solutions are met. They are
much more than simple places.
Organizations are the expression of the collective action
in order to reach shared objectives. They are public,
private or else they belong to third parties. They join
interests, and become the engine or obstacle to achieve the
change, they permit people to interact in order to solve
problems..
Territory and Organization are key seeds
to increase well being, life quality and development.
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Among the many problems that the territory
and organizations have nowadays, we would like to cooperate
with eight of them, which for us are the main challenges of
these days:
1. New concepts of life
quality and the need to offer new collective services.
2. Changes in the job and in the working
conditions, and the company's social responsibility.
3. Management and civic participation
4. Changes in the communication
and knowledge socities.
5. Living together and the diversity
6. Support
7. Urban Area Transformation
8. Management engineering in
public organizations./p>
The above stated challenges demand from the
Territory and from the Organizations a strategic effort.
Form the many options, we are interested in giving technical
and professional support to the following five issues:
TO RECONSIDER NEW POLICIES AND
ORGANIZATIONS TO ADAPT TO THE NEW CHALLENGES
There is a broad perception that there are many things to do
and it is necessary to carry them out from another point of
view . It is easy to say so but hard to achieve, because the
acting inertia is highly criticized, the daily pressure over
management is very wide, and the adaptation capacities are
limited. However, this is the only way to effectively reach
the commitment of the territory and the organizations
CREATION OF AREAS FOR INTERACTION AND
COOPERATION
If in relation to a topic there is unanimity,
it is due to the fact that there is no (administrations,
company organizations or unions, any type of entity, social
movement) by itself, that can deal with the difficulty of
granting success about the issues, and that there is no need
to duplicate what others are doing. Therefore, it is
indispensable to create cooperation areas, which bring about
new learning challenges in order to reach its effectiveness.
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COORDINATION AMONG THE DIFFERENT LEVELS: NEW ARQUITECTURES
OF PUBLIC COOPERATION
In our country, the territory
and the organizations arise as the addressees of the benefits
and damages from all public policies which are stated at a general level.
They have and receive less than it would be desirable, but
above all, they endure the way the general policies
are created, which place them as mere final operators of its execution.
Another arquitecture is possible, where commitments and
objectives coming from all the levels of the public sector
are clearly stated in order to advance the application of policies.
LEARNING IN DECISION MAKING
The present management pace does not permit to make use of the assets
that all the territory and organizations actually have, which are highly important for the
future: to learn from what is done in order to take decisions.
NETWORKS OF INFORMATION AND RELATION
Nowadays there is a burst of experiences
and of actors. Nowadays there is a burst of experiences and of actors. The new ideas
and experiences are successful , and on the other hand, many people would like to contribute.
To be on the "net" is determinant, but it is different than being every where.
A strategy means nothing without acting.
Thus, our services actually become services:
Action and consult coaching
Training for public, private and third party operators
Restructuring and adaptation plans
Design and preparation of evaluation projects
Monitoring and observation systems
Areas for reflection
Territory and sector studies
Parallel to the service offer directed to institutiona
demands of the Territory and the Organizations, four wholly owned lines of products
will be developed which will individually be oriented to the technicians and professionals,
they will be as follows,
1.
REFLEXION AND VIRTUAL SPACE
2. PRESENCE TRAINING OFFER BASED ON THE ANALISIS OF
CASOS
3. THINK TANK DATABASES AND PROJECTS
4.
AREA FOR CONTACTING PARTNERSHIPS
During the last years the director-partners of TERRITORY
and ORGANIZATION have participated in some of the main experiences developed in our country
and Europe in relation to challenges, strategies and actions previously mentioned. Among others
there are: :
White Book; the new gold mine of employment in Catalunya
Jerez Life Quality. Agency for promotion of proximity services
located near the city of Jerez .
Sabadell-Company Website
Local equity for social interests.
European Social Forum Art.6 la Mina neighbourhood.
Domicilia Foundation.
Proximity Services. Baix Llobregat
Immigrant population in La Rioja
Strategic Plan on the North of Granada.
Check service in the city of Granada.
Professional Training Map in the Metropolitan region of Barcelona.
Territorial Agreement for Employment in Valles Occidental
Task Force for
employment policies in companies.
Emporion: new Employment and third sector sources
in cultural activities
Equal-Elionor Initiative.
Barcelona Diputació
Evaluation for the Leonardo Spanish Projects
about new employment sources.
The small retailer bussiness in Caldes de Montbui
Socio-economic research of La Mina neighbourhood
Census for the home services offer
in the Province of Barcelona
Sabadell Agenda 21
Supra-local Agenda 21 of the Community of Townhalls of the Vall del Tenes
