We are honoured to have been named as finalists in this year’s IAP2 Australasia Core Values Awards. It’s especially rewarding to be co-recognised along with Barwon Water and Yarra Valley Water for our project collaborations.
#MONTHLYMYTH: DELIBERATION IS A SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT
Deliberative engagement requires time, money and resources and that means you want high returns. Trusted, public decision-making is one (excellent) outcome. However, the benefits can go much further. Here are six ways to generate bigger benefits, longer-term impacts and higher returns on your deliberative engagement investment.
#MONTHLYMYTH: THE BEST ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTOR ALWAYS SAYS 'YES'
You want the best engagement supplier for the job, so it pays to have a critical eye when assessing that pile of proposals. The easy choice that appears to ‘tick every box’ isn’t always the right one. Here’s our guide to picking the best proposal, including red flags to look out for in the procurement process.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: THE EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL OF DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY
Engaging school children in deliberative processes is beneficial for all parties. Unfortunately it rarely happens, with at least part of the reason being the difficulty in recruiting young people to participate. This article discusses why we should be encouraging school children to participate in deliberations, and how we can do this.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: Engaging about place with transient youth
Community engagement is often specific – about a particular community, about a place. In many Council planning projects, we tend to ask the question: what do you want to see for your community/council area in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years? This question, of course, meets each person in a different way depending on their relationship to the place. How, then, does it meet the young people we seek to engage?
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: To be seen and heard
Young people are dichotomous. On the one hand, glued to our phones and immersed in a narcissistic, materialist culture dominated by social media. On the other, we are turning out in the streets in huge numbers to protest global injustices and generate reform for the most pressing issues of our time.
7 TEAM TIPS: ENHANCE YOUR ENGAGEMENT PRACTICE
6 Industry Interviews: The year that was and what might be
As 2017 draws to a close, we've rounded up some interesting people who work in the world of public participation, community engagement and deliberative democracy. Our interviewees, who hail from as far as the UK and New Zealand, have shared their reflections on the year that was 2017, and their hopes and predictions for what might be in 2018.
From a researcher to facilitator and digital engagement expert to local government employee - these interviews offer a diverse collection of perspectives and ideas.
Thank you to the six individuals who have taken the time to share their candid, insightful and inspiring thoughts. Here's to a 2018 that shines bright for the engagement and deliberative democracy space.
DILEMMA DISCUSSED: MIXED LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE
We’re committed to sharing our learnings, contributing to the practice of quality engagement and supporting others to improve their engagement skills wherever we can.
As part of this commitment, today we’re responding to an engagement challenge put forward by one of the subscribers to our e-newsletter The Discussion. The issue this subscriber is facing is: 'Engaging with people when there is a mixed level of knowledge about a subject. ‘