Conversations begin to change.
People listen less, take positions more quickly or avoid a subject that is becoming increasingly sensitive.
Tension · Polarisation · Social cohesion
You sense that relationships are changing.What is really happening?
And what does this situation require?
Conversations become harder. Positions begin to solidify. A decision, change or incident sets something in motion. You know action may be needed, but moving too quickly can make the situation more difficult.
30 minutes · No obligation · Directly with Augusto
Not to decide on a solution immediately, but to understand the situation first.
Who I work with
When differences put collaboration or community life under pressure.
For people carrying responsibility who recognise that a complex situation cannot be resolved with a standard response.
- Local authorities, public leaders and policymakers facing social tension
- Executives, managers and HR teams dealing with tension inside organisations
- Professionals working in neighbourhoods, education, welfare, youth work and public safety
- Organisations that want to recognise earlier what is changing beneath the surface
The sector is not the deciding factor. The central questions are: what is really happening, and what does this situation require now?
Explore the available forms of support ↗Recognisable situations
Something is happening. But it is still difficult to interpret.
A decision puts relationships under pressure.
Responses emerge in a team, organisation, neighbourhood or community that no longer fit the original plan.
Existing interventions are not enough.
Conversations, training or measures have already taken place, but the same tension keeps returning.
What is really happening?
What might we not yet see?
What still holds people together?
What does this situation require?
From uncertainty to options for action
Understand first. Then act with purpose.
Not every tension calls for immediate intervention. Sometimes a broader view is needed first: which perspectives are involved, where are relationships changing and what connection is still present?
When a single conversation, training course or standard approach is not enough, strategic advice can help clarify the issue and determine an appropriate course.
See how strategic advice can help ↗From reacting to incidents to recognising tension earlier.
From intervening immediately to understanding what the situation requires.
From isolated interventions to strategy and practical options for action.
20+ yearsexperience with social tensions
Certified trainerwith Het Registerplein
Policy and practicefrom central government to neighbourhoods
The format follows the question
Which form of support will help you move forward?
01
Tension analysis & advice
See what is happening, avoid blind spots and make informed choices that fit your situation.
Explore advice ↗02
Training & learning pathway
Give professionals confidence to act: recognise tension earlier, respond with care and keep connection possible.
Explore training ↗03
Speaker & conference chair
Open up new perspectives, make people think and start a conversation that continues after the event.
Book Augusto ↗04
Strategic partnership
Stay on course through recurring tensions and complex decisions, with an adviser who knows your context.
Explore the partnership ↗From practice · Local government
A new care facility.
A neighbourhood to understand.
A municipality was preparing for the arrival of a care facility for people with addiction. The challenge: develop an approach that takes account of the neighbourhood and the different contexts involved.
An anonymised case from my advisory practice.
The approach
I supported the municipality in mapping the Cohesion Field. We used my Cohesiekaart and ContextKompas to explore what sustains connection and to examine the issue from different perspectives.
The outcome
The work produced a strategy and a clearer understanding of the different contexts involved. This gave the municipality a firmer basis for deciding how to approach the arrival of the facility in the neighbourhood.
Experiences of working together
What others take away.
“We looked differently. We listened more closely. We challenged our own assumptions.”
“The combination of knowledge and expertise gained through experience made his contributions highly valuable and brought depth to the conversation.”
Excerpts from LinkedIn recommendations and a post, translated from Dutch.
Developed by Augusto de Campos Neto
Difference does not have to disappear for people to move forward together.
Het Cohesieveld is my approach to understanding and strengthening social cohesion. It reveals what drives people apart and which people, relationships and patterns hold an organisation or community together.
Polarisation and Het Cohesieveld complement each other. One lens shows where relationships are hardening; the other reveals what still holds people together. Together they offer a fuller picture of what a situation requires.
Het Cohesieveld
Understand what holds people together.
Explore the approach ↗The Cohesiekaart
Map who sustains connection.
Explore the approach ↗The ContextKompas
From initial judgement to a considered next step.
Explore the approach ↗Organisation Tension Scan
Understand internal tension. Strengthen collaboration.
Explore the scan ↗From challenge to first step
What does your situation need?
In an introductory call, we discuss what prompted your enquiry, who is involved and what needs to change. You will then know which approach fits and whether I can help.
Book an introductory call
30 minutes · No obligation · Directly with Augusto