community engagement

Facilitation and Community Engagement Tips

Confessions of a MIA facilitator… I know it’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me….this may or may not have involved a kidnapping, a faked disappearance or monastic retreat – I’ll let you decide. Lame excuses aside, one thing that you can rely on is getting valuable, practical and ready […]

The value of facilitation in the workplace

Want proof of the value of facilitation in your workplace? Maybe your role is to help groups to reach consensus. Or you may be a team leader wanting a more effectively functioning team. Using simple facilitation principles and processes will help you every step of the way. This short video […]

Stakeholder mapping – a simple tool that answers many questions

I’ve just returned from running a workshop with the ‘switched-on’ people involved in the PowerHouse here in Perth. In looking at issues relating to Stakeholder Engagement, we focused on the value of Stakeholder Mapping. Doing this shows that ‘all stakeholders’ are not equal. Just think about this for a moment […]

Stakeholder Engagement in Controversial Environments

I’ve recently being working on a Stakeholder Engagement Strategy around a controversial issue that’s divided a community. In this case it’s been in partnership with an experienced collegue. This has been extremely valuable in continually checking each others assumptions. Often a key activity in an engagement process is to have […]

Community engagement in the Health Sector

Get along to the IAP2 Australasia breakfast event in Perth on 12th Sept. There’s a Panel session on how the Health Sector is trying new ways to engage, connect and deliver services. I’m a member of IAP2 and they deliver high quality events thaty are excellent learning experiences. I also […]

How to Improve Community Engagement

I was at the People’s Forum on Carbon Tax in Perth last night. Picture this. A room of 220 randomly chosen members of the public. The session was being televised live on Sky News. Each person wanted to ask a question of the Prime Minister, who was there for an […]

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