Lisode sarl

Lisode sarl is a French consultancy dedicated to the engineering of concertation — the design and facilitation of participatory processes that bring together stakeholders with divergent interests and viewpoints to improve collective decision-making. Founded in 2008, the firm describes its mission as (re)creating links between actors so that shared solutions can be co-constructed rather than imposed. Its work is grounded in a stated ethic of dialogue and inclusion rather than attachment to any single sector, and it serves public actors who are genuinely committed to a concerted approach. Lisode's offer spans several complementary service lines. It accompanies concertation processes from design through facilitation, conducts evaluations of both the quality of participatory processes and their impact on complex multi-actor projects, and develops role-playing games and participatory modelling exercises based on the ComMod (companion modelling) approach. It also runs professional training programmes in concertation engineering, collective intelligence and companion modelling. The firm reports 18 years of experience in concertation engineering, 153 concertation processes supported in France and internationally, and 295 training sessions organised since 2011. In evaluation specifically, it reports 27 concertation processes evaluated between 2011 and 2024, eight criteria for assessing concertation quality, and nine projects entirely dedicated to evaluation. In role-playing games, it reports 28 games designed by Lisode, 98 games tested within its community of practice, and 16 training sessions on companion modelling. Lisode operates primarily in France while also working internationally, with documented engagements such as evaluating a concertation process for combating deforestation in the Amazon and evaluating the development of the Vallée de la Sâane territorial project. It also trains public-sector staff, for example providing training to agents of the Métropole Européenne de Lille in citizen participation. The company coordinates the annual ComMod researcher school and maintains a community of practice around its games and models. It publishes a guide to concertation and maintains an active presence on LinkedIn for news and updates.

Lisode sarl was founded in 2008 and has since developed a specialised practice in the engineering of concertation — the structured facilitation of dialogue among stakeholders with divergent interests. From its base in France, the firm has built its activity around a dual commitment: a methodological rigour inspired by research, and a field practice rooted in real participatory processes. Its stated mission is to (re)create links between actors in order to improve collective decision-making, and it positions itself as working for and with public actors who sincerely believe in a concerted approach. Over the years, Lisode has accumulated substantial experience. It reports 18 years of practice in concertation engineering and 153 concertation processes supported in France and internationally. Its training activity, launched in 2011, has delivered 295 sessions covering concertation engineering, collective intelligence and companion modelling. The firm has also developed a distinct evaluation practice: between 2011 and 2024 it evaluated 27 concertation processes, using eight criteria for assessing concertation quality and conducting nine projects entirely dedicated to evaluation. Documented evaluation engagements include a concertation process for combating deforestation in the Amazon and the elaboration of the Vallée de la Sâane territorial project. A significant strand of Lisode's work is the ComMod (companion modelling) approach, which combines participatory modelling with role-playing games to reconcile expert knowledge with stakeholders' representations. Since its creation, Lisode has deployed ComMod approaches in France and internationally, designing 28 role-playing games and testing 98 games within its community of practice. It has delivered 16 training sessions on companion modelling and coordinates the annual ComMod researcher school. The firm maintains a ludothèque (game library) and a community of practice around its games and models. It also publishes a guide to concertation and communicates its activities through LinkedIn, including training engagements such as the October session for 13 agents of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.

• 2011

  Training activity launched; first training sessions organised.

• 2011

  Evaluation practice begins; 27 concertation processes evaluated between 2011 and 2024.

• 2008

  Lisode sarl founded; begins developing concertation engineering practice.

• New website launched.

• Lisode trains 13 agents of the Métropole Européenne de Lille in citizen participation.

Ethics-driven consultancy for public actors, combining research, training and field practice in participatory decision-making.

• Concertation process design and facilitation

  Accompaniment of participatory processes for public actors, from design to facilitation.

• Evaluation of participatory processes

  Qualitative evaluation of concertation quality and impact on multi-actor projects.

• Role-playing games and companion modelling (ComMod)

  Custom games and participatory models to explore resource management scenarios.

• Professional training

  Training in concertation engineering, collective intelligence and companion modelling.

1. 1Lisode - Ingénierie Recherche et Formation à la Concertationlisode.com
2. 2Nos services - Lisodelisode.com
3. 3Évaluation - Lisodelisode.com
4. 4Jeux de rôles - Lisodelisode.com
5. 5Lisode sarl - Wikidatawikidata.org