What team ewen does

team ewen is a Darmstadt-based German professional services partnership (GbR) founded in 2003 by Dr. Christoph Ewen, operating today as a five-partner firm with approximately twelve staff and a secondary office in Munich. The firm specialises in conflict moderation and process management, delivering four core competencies: participation consulting (Beteiligung beraten), information mediation (Information vermitteln), planning moderation (Planung moderieren), and conflict resolution (Konflikte klären). It positions itself as a neutral, "allparteilich" broker that mediates between opposing interests in politically sensitive infrastructure and environmental planning processes, primarily in the context of Germany's energy transition, mobility planning, water management, agricultural policy, and climate adaptation.

The firm's service portfolio is centred on designing, moderating, and documenting stakeholder dialogues, citizen participation processes, advisory boards, and training programmes. Methodological assets include the Planspiel-Dialoge approach (simulation-based dialogue for legislative development) and structured training offerings such as Konflikttraining Energiewende and public participation trainings. team ewen does not offer a proprietary software platform; the "technology" stack consists of standard facilitation tools plus partner-supplied digital participation platforms (e.g., Zebralog). All delivery is performed by the firm's own consultants, with supporting research partnerships with Öko-Institut, ISOE, ifeu, KIT, Fraunhofer IML, and various universities.

The business model is exclusively professional services: project-based contracts with government entities (federal ministries such as Umweltbundesamt and BMAS, state agencies in Hesse and Baden-Württemberg, and municipalities including Frankfurt, Ulm, Schwetzingen, and Eschborn), secured through public procurement and institutional referrals. Long-running anchor programmes include the Bürgerforum Energiewende Hessen (since 2015, sole contractor for LEA Hessen, 100+ municipalities) and Forum Energiedialog Baden-Württemberg (since 2016, three programme phases, 80+ municipalities). Pricing is negotiated per engagement; no subscription, licensing, or product-led revenue streams exist. Geographic focus is Germany, with deepest regional expertise in Baden-Württemberg and Hesse, and expanding presence in Sachsen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Bayern, and Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Name

team ewen

Legal name

team ewen GbR ewen, knapstein, lenz, schönfelder

Website

https://team-ewen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

team ewen is a Darmstadt-based German professional services partnership that provides conflict moderation, dialogue facilitation, and public participation consulting to federal, state, and municipal government clients across Germany, primarily on energy transition, mobility, water, and climate adaptation planning processes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Participation and Conflict Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Public participation consulting
• Conflict mediation services
• Stakeholder dialogue facilitation
• Citizen engagement services
• Planning moderation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Moderation Services: team ewen generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements with government agencies, ministries, municipalities, and public institutions. Fees are negotiated per project, typically framed as professional services contracts. No subscription, licensing, or usage-based models are evident.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

team ewen is a professional moderation and conflict management consultancy (Büro für Konfliktmoderation und Prozessmanagement) that advises, informs, moderates, and resolves conflicts in public planning and policy processes for German government clients. The firm designs, facilitates, and documents citizen participation processes, stakeholder dialogues, and planning events across the energy transition, mobility, water, agriculture, and infrastructure sectors, and delivers structured training programmes for public administrators and project developers.

Product overview

team ewen is a moderation and conflict management consultancy (Büro für Konfliktmoderation und Prozessmanagement) offering professional services centered on four core competencies: Beteiligung beraten (participation consulting), Information vermitteln (information mediation), Planung moderieren (planning moderation), and Konflikte klären (conflict resolution). These core services are delivered through moderation of stakeholder dialogues, public participation processes, and planning events. The firm also offers training programs including the Konflikttraining Energiewende (energy transition conflict training) and organizational communication trainings. Their methodology includes the Planspiel-Dialoge approach documented in publications. The company does not offer a technical software product or platform; all offerings are professional consulting, facilitation, and training services.

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Products and services

• Beteiligung beraten (Participation Consulting) Advisory service for citizen and stakeholder participation in planning processes, helping public-sector clients design and implement effective engagement strategies for complex infrastructure, energy, mobility, and environmental projects.
• Information vermitteln (Information Mediation) Communication service that translates complex technical and regulatory content into understandable, objective formats (including brochures, graphic recordings, and digital materials) to support informed public discussion and decision-making.
• Planung moderieren (Planning Moderation) Professional, allparteilich moderation of planning processes and public participation events, helping stakeholders reach essential conclusions efficiently across in-person and virtual formats.
• Konflikte klären (Conflict Resolution) Constructive handling of critical voices and divergent concerns through mediation and structured dialogue processes, designed to find workable solutions in polarised infrastructure, energy, and environmental planning contexts.
• Konflikttraining Energiewende (Energy Transition Conflict Training) Two-day compact training programme for professionals involved in energy transition processes, covering conflict management and communication skills, targeted at mayors, councillors, climate protection managers, and related practitioners.
• Trainings für Organisationen (Organizational Trainings) Customised training programmes for organisations covering communication in challenging situations, team conflict management, and professional feedback delivery.
• Trainings für Öffentlichkeitsbeteiligung (Public Participation Trainings) Training for public administrations and project developers on designing participation processes, understanding success factors, and handling conflictual events professionally.

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• co2onlineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy communication consultancy. co2online works with team ewen on municipal heat planning projects, providing communication products alongside team ewen's facilitation services.
• INOVAPLAN GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobility and transport planning firm. Partnered with team ewen on the Zukunftsplan Mobilität Ulm (Klimamobilitätsplan Ulm) project, providing technical transport planning while team ewen managed the citizen participation process.
• Planersocietät Mobilität.Stadt.Dialog.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanning consultancy focused on mobility and citizen participation. Partnered with team ewen on the Augsburger Mobilitätsplan project.
• Institut für sozial-ökologische Forschung (ISOE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISOE is a frequent research partner. team ewen collaborated with ISOE on the ENABLElocal European research project (biodiversity monitoring) and the Kommunale Wärmeplanung zur Aktivierung privater Eigentümer research project.
• Möhler + Partner Ingenieure AGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering firm. team ewen worked with Möhler + Partner on the Planspiel Gesamtlärm research project for the Umweltbundesamt developing proposed noise protection legislation.
• genius GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy consultancy. Partner in the Bürgerforum Energiewende Hessen project, working alongside team ewen as 'Team Südhessen' on energy transition dialogue in Hesse.
• Bosch & Partner GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsultancy providing specialist technical accompaniment. Provided professional support for the Klimaanpassungsstrategie Sachsen project, with team ewen handling the participation process.
• Öko-Institut e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading German environmental research institute. team ewen has worked with Öko-Institut on multiple projects including AutoRess (circular economy for vehicles) and other Umweltbundesamt research contracts.
• ifeu – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung HeidelbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental research institute. Frequent collaborator on Umweltbundesamt research projects including AutoRess, Planspiele zur Ersatzbaustoffverordnung, and UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig 2024. Team ewen provides moderation while ifeu contributes scientific research.
• Fraunhofer IML – Fraunhofer-Institut für Materialfluss und LogistikminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the research consortium for the UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig 2024 project, contributing logistics and material flow expertise alongside team ewen's facilitation role.
• 3f design – Kommunikation für Wissenschaft | Politik und LehreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGraphic and communication design firm. Collaborated with team ewen on the UBA Forum mobil & nachhaltig 2024 conference and the Projektbroschüre Tiefe Geothermie (deep geothermal brochure) for LEA Hessen.
• Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung (ifls)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute at Goethe University Frankfurt. team ewen supports ifls in the 'Global Nachhaltige Kommunen Hessen' project, accompanying four Hessian municipalities in developing sustainability strategies under Agenda 2030.
• Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee, Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald, Biosphärenreservat RhönminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThree German protected area organisations (Naturparke and Biosphärenreservate) serving as practice partners in the NaBioKom research project alongside ifls and team ewen, exploring dialogue structures for sustainable forest management.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IFOK GmbH: IFOK is Germany's largest dialogue and participation consultancy, working with federal and state governments on stakeholder processes. It is the most direct peer, and notably the place where team ewen's founder Christoph Ewen and partner Carla Schönfelder previously worked.
• Zebralog GmbH: Zebralog is a German consultancy specializing in digital citizen participation and dialogue, listed in team ewen's professional network. It competes for the same public-sector participation mandates, often combining online and offline formats.
• nexus Institut für Kooperationsmanagement und interdisziplinäre Forschung: nexus Institut conducts research and consulting on cooperation, participation, and conflict management in environmental and infrastructure planning — directly comparable to team ewen's moderation and stakeholder dialogue practice.
• Bosch & Partner GmbH: Bosch & Partner provides environmental planning and participation support, including work with team ewen on Klimaanpassungsstrategie Sachsen. Both firms integrate technical planning with stakeholder engagement for public-sector clients.
• e-fect GmbH: e-fect is a Cologne-based dialogue and participation consultancy serving German and European government clients on stakeholder and citizen engagement processes — a closely comparable offering to team ewen's core services.
• polis - Institut für Stadt- und Politikentwicklung: polis advises German municipalities on urban development and citizen participation, with deep overlap in process design and stakeholder dialogue for planning and infrastructure projects.
• Planersocietät Mobilität.Stadt.Dialog. Planersocietät combines mobility planning with citizen participation and is an existing partner of team ewen on the Augsburger Mobilitätsplan. Both firms serve German municipalities on transport and urban planning dialogue.
• INOVAPLAN GmbH: INOVAPLAN is a mobility and transport planning firm that partnered with team ewen on the Klimamobilitätsplan Ulm. It is comparable where mobility planning intersects with citizen participation processes.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Mitarbeit: Stiftung Mitarbeit is a German foundation supporting citizen participation and democratic engagement at municipal level, providing methodology, training, and networks that overlap with team ewen's practice areas.

Others

• co2online GmbH: co2online is an energy communication consultancy that partnered with team ewen on municipal heat planning projects. It is adjacent (energy communication) rather than a direct moderation competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights1 record

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Profiles10 records

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