Shama Inc's Contact Details

Shama Inc's Company Details

Engaging People in Productive DialogueEngaging your stakeholders, community or the public has never been more important. Today, those who are impacted by your decisions want to have their say and have their voices heard.Effective engagement can lead to better and more sustainable decisions. Authentic dialogue can bring collective wisdom to the table. With our expertise in design and facilitation, we help our clients to tap into the collective wisdom in their organizations, their sector and in their broader communities. With our skills in change processes and management consulting we help them to translate that wisdom into policies and practices that support learning and innovationSince 2001, One World has grown to be one of Canada's most experienced firms in supporting effective engagement, learning and innovation. We have a long list of satisfied clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Based in Ottawa, we are a fully bilingual firm with a team of partners and associates across Canada. We have expertise in facilitation and engagement, as well as content experience in topics areas such as health, environment and community development, both in Canada and internationally.Dialogue and effective engagement are at the core of our work. By bringing in the voices, values and advice of those who have an interest in the issues you are working on, you can gain new and valuable insights, build commitment, and develop innovative approaches. Such an investment up front can pay valuable dividends down the road in terms of increased engagement and ownership of the results, and decreased frustration.Our services include: facilitation and process design, community and organization development, process and developmental evaluation, building and nurturing learning communities and organizations, note-taking and report-writing; engagement strategies and planning, including on-line.