
ConDiv, short version
Consultant and
process facilitator:
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Creativity and innovation
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Efficient group processes and meetings
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Product, strategy and organization development.
Development adviser:
- Value chains in development in Africa and Latin America
- 3 x sustainable business (economy, social, environment).
ConDiv™ is a one-man consultancy firm that helps
customers initiate and implement development projects. ConDiv
has been active from 1994.
ConDiv is owned by Søren Borch who
is an engineer and economist and has 35 years of professional
experience as consultant, international development adviser, industry manager, teacher and university
researcher.
ConDiv was passiv from 2005 to 2009 while I was stationed
in Central America:

Guatemala and Honduras May '06 - May '09
I was stationed 3 years as Danida adviser
in Guatemala:
- Adviser for small and medium-sized
businesses and NGOs
- Danida's Regional Programme for Environment and Sustainable
Development in Central America
- Focus on Guatemala and Honduras
Honduras Sept '05 - Febr '06
I started my professional career in Central America as adviser ½ year
for Nepenthes in Honduras:
- Sustainable tourism
- Adviser in commercialisation
- Micro-enterprises NGOs
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Value Chains in Africa
I have facilitated the use of value chains as a means of development
in the private sector.
Niger and Burkina Faso, May'13.
One week teaching in Niger, one week business visits in Burkina
Faso, and 1 week workshops in Niger. The 20 participants from Niger
are involved in the development programme PASR supported by Denmark
in Niger. Furthermore coordination with local partners, and homework
to develop the material.
I was working as a subcontractor for COWI.
See material and programme (in French).
Mali and Morocco, Dec'11 and Jan'12.
First 2 weeks facilitation and workshop in Mali (December 2011)
and then 2 weeks business visits in Morocco (January 2012).
The 31 participants
(2 groups) came from the Danish development programmes PASAM
and PAPESPRIM in Mali. Furthermore a field visit to identify partners,
and a lot of homework to develop the material. I was working
as
a subcontractor for COWI.
See material and programme (in French).
Evaluation of a value chain programme in Ethiopia
In November 2011 I spent 2 weeks in Ethiopia together
with two colleagues doing a post implementation review for the Dutch
Embassy.
The BOAM programme of SNV is a fascinating development programme
based on a broad approach to the use of value chains and subsector
development.
A Guide to Value Chain Guides
I have compiled a metaguide to value chain guides for DDRN (Danish
Development Research Network), notably for its Global Value Chains
in Business and Development Working Group.
The guide is a metaguide, i.e. a guide to value chain guides.
It combines a report, a reference database, and a glossary database.
The report gives recommendations on choice of value chain guides
for various types of users and for frequent themes. It also brings
statistics and analyses based on the sampled value chain guides.
Download from Metaguide documents.
Kunstgreb-Innovators 
I have contributed with advise and teaching for artists for them
to become business consultants.
I also contributed to the sustainability of the concept with analyses
of strategic possibilities.

"Commercial conditions in Africa and their influence on the development
of Africa"
Friday 24th September at Geografisk Institut, Københavns Universitet, 10 AM to 5:30 PM.
Conference programme
My presentation titel was "Sustainable business and quality in
value chains - Management in the developing world".
My presentation can be downloaded here.
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