COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Public and community engagement, involvement and participation is what we are doing as consultants. It is also what we help others do most effectively. We work with teams, companies and agencies on reaching consensus through public participation and collaboration. We usually find ourselves bridging divides by creating spaces where people are willing to participate to build solutions. Community engagement builds consensus. And below you have some of the best of the news and tips that we have found about how to engage communities. Or what happens when you do not. The latest news handpicked by our public sector consultants, all wrapped up with a sometimes snarky – yet always informed – perspective. Enjoy!

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Community Engagement

Let’s Make A Deal

In almost every community engagement effort there will come a time when at least some of the people involved will need to sit down and work out the details of whatever they’ve been engaging in. Everyone’s usually worked hard to get to the point where they’re willing to have a ...
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Engagement is Required

New renewable energy projects are booming and will continue to do so as long as the business benefits, demand and economics pencil out. But, a lot of large, utility-scale solar projects are running into community roadblocks in spite of their presumed squeaky clean image. People living near these proposed projects ...
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Omnipartiality

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.” This quote, often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, may sound harsh, but the new normal that we’re all experiencing under the current regime in Washington requires some thought about what it really means to be impartial. I don’t know how anyone can remain truly ...
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Hogging The Clock

In working with one of the advisory type groups that I facilitate, there are frequent occasions when invited speakers are given a finite amount of time to present whatever information needs to be shared with our folks.

This often poses a challenge because: (1) experts love to talk at length ...
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