A utilização de métodos de planejamento participativo durante o processo de incubação de cooperativas populares

Abstract

This work has the goal to present a reflection about strategic planning and the perspectives that the participation approach can contribute to the development of the popular cooperative incubation process. Starting from a bibliographic review of the different concepts and schools that studies formulation and formation of strategy, it is identified that there is a convergence of the different methods that emphasises the collective approach of the process. It is done a brief presentation of the participative methods. To situate the context of the incubation process, is done a review of Solidary Economy, and the incubation methods developed by INCOOP and others university incubation agencies. It presents a study case, where the strategic participative planning process was done on two popular cooperatives in Rio Claro - SP. The final considerations is done by a brief reflection on how the participative methods can support the incubation process, highlighting: a reference frame to be used to the strategic construction on incubation s process, an incremental approach and the importance of the capability of the moderator to be able to apply and adapt the different techniques and methods according to the context.