The Provincial Administrative House (MAP) of the Province of Namur is featured in a book written by Valéry Zuinen-Tilkin, the Province's Director General, and published by Van den Broele. More than just a real estate project, the MAP is presented as an illustration of a managerial and organizational transformation process undertaken during the consolidation of provincial services.
The book, titled Bâtir le changement, la MAP itinéraire d’une transformation collective (Building Change, the MAP Journey of a Collective Transformation), reviews the design of the MAP and, more importantly, the transformation process that accompanied the installation of provincial teams in this new work environment. The creation of the MAP allowed the Province of Namur to rethink its working methods, team organization, professional spaces, inter-service collaboration, and certain management practices.
The building's design and the organizational reflection evolved jointly. The book examines this process, the choices made, and the lessons learned from this experience within a public administration. The MAP notably prompted teams to consider the use of workspaces, inter-service collaboration, new professional practices, the evolution of management, and the impact of the work environment on administrative transformations.
Since its opening, the MAP regularly hosts visitors and representatives from other organizations interested in its functioning and the principles behind its design. These visits allow for sharing the Province of Namur's experience in work organization and management. The book's presentation at the MAP underscores the importance of documenting this multi-year process and sharing this experience of public service transformation.
