Expertise in
Facilitation and Participation

Public participation is part of Atelier Urbain’s DNA. Our collaborative approach brings together the strengths of all stakeholders to create a shared vision and meaningful projects. Our impressive track record of more than 150 participatory activities over the past 15 years means we can offer a wide range of consultative solutions always suited to different contexts. Adopting a collaborative approach from the outset of project planning positions stakeholders as genuine contributors. Participants can even become ambassadors for the project, rather than potential opponents when consulted too late. Our collaborative approach generates adhesion and mutual understanding, even for projects with acceptability challenges.

“Through our collaborative approach, we harness the strengths of the community to achieve projects benefiting the whole community.”

Our expert facilitation team also works with multidisciplinary professionals on major construction and development projects requiring concerted, innovative solutions. Over the years, we have honed our expertise in integrated design processes (IDP) to become a leader in Québec and Canada. Our creative environments foster the emergence of a forward-looking vision and the synergy of diverse expertise. Mastering a wide range of collaborative tools, both online and in physical workshops, has ensured the success of both virtual and face-to-face collaborative approaches.

Our services include:

• Collaborative approaches and strategies tailored to specific needs
• Stakeholder consultation workshops
• Collaborative workshop facilitation
• Information and consultation meetings
• Open houses, exploratory walks, in situ participatory booths
• Technology (virtual reality, augmented reality, participative scale models, etc.)
• Communication tools (visual presentation, posters, brochures, videos, web content, etc.)
• Online participative platform
• Results analysis of the collaborative activities
• Production of illustrated activity reports
• Visual support for participatory activities: cartography, plans, sketches and layout illustrations
• Professional advice on public participation and facilitation
• Team training in IDP, participation and facilitation