About RF-SISU Västra Götaland
RF-SISU Västra Götaland is the regional organisation of the Swedish Sports Confederation and SISU Sports Educators, which develops and supports sport in Västra Götaland. In its development work, it wants to create participation, strengthen democracy and shape a shared direction for the sports movement by providing popular education and training in clubs.
When it was time to develop the support for the clubs, they wanted to strengthen the core ideas of popular education: learning from and with each other. A club’s development should not be a matter for the board alone – it should reflect the whole club and help more voices be heard.
The challenge
Developing support for clubs in a way that meets their real needs requires both breadth and depth. Earlier efforts had often been driven by smaller groups, such as the club’s board, which risked missing important perspectives from young people, parents and coaches. This time the aim was to create real engagement and ownership in the process – but how do you do that in a setting where many people are volunteers with limited time?
Solution
With the help of Vocean, RF-SISU Västra Götaland could invite people to a broad dialogue, both before and during physical meetings. Participants could easily share their thoughts and co-create on their phones, and the answers were collected in real time. Vocean’s AI features also helped to quickly sort and group free-text answers and identify patterns and needs, so the development work could move forward quickly.
Being able to show the answers right there on the spot made a big difference. It became clearer that the participants were actually being listened to.
The result
In more than 100 club processes, over 3,000 free-text answers were collected from members, boards and active members of the clubs. Many expressed appreciation for being involved in a bigger context and for having their input made visible. The way of working has also lived on – Vocean is now used for several different things in the organisation.
The result in brief
More than 3,000 free-text answers were collected in over 100 development efforts in the clubs. The platform helped strengthen popular education in the clubs through broader engagement and stronger ownership. AI analysis saved time and highlighted key insights New ways of working that live on in the organisation
Key insights
Easy participation lowers the threshold and leads to wider participation Digital tools make it possible to scale up without losing depth Clear feedback strengthens the feeling of being listened to Platforms that combine openness and analysis create better popular education in clubs.
