On Monday 4th December, the Disability Equality Duty came into force. It means that public bodies have to ensure the involvement of disabled people in many aspects of their work, […]
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The Waiting Game – There’s no need to wait until some good ideas become law! Read More »
Those with long memories may remember something called The Pepsi Challenge. Effectively this was a blind test to see whether consumers preferred the taste of traditional Coca-Cola or the fiercely
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In the perfect world, a consultation is organised by people who genuinely want to hear your views so that they can take decisions or review their policies. They will be
Organising an effective consultation exercise can be a complex project management task. Pulling together the different work packages and ensuring that different disciplines work together to a common timetable or
Not all public participation or consultation is a one-off exercise. It is true that much that is most visible reflects the most extensive, wide-ranging dialogues, accompanied by appropriately high wide
Embedded consultations – Where consultation is built into standard routine processes Read More »
Okay, if the fate of the World Cup had reflected the quality of the merchandising rather than the quality of the football, we might have won……! Yet again, there is
Substance and Spin – Recent events hold lessons for soccer fans – and others! Read More »
When C. Northcote Parkinson first mooted his theory in the pages of the Economist in the mid-1950s, could he perhaps have foreseen how relevant it might be to 21st century
Parkinson’s Law – Does this 1950’s theory apply to consultations? Read More »
Media coverage of recent events has hardly broken new ground, but it may have reminded readers and viewers how focused we have all become on personalities. True, there is discussion
Consultation is an excellent way to focus on the real issues Media coverage of recent events has hardly broken new ground, but it may have reminded readers and viewers how
In Place of the Soap Opera Consultation is an excellent way to focus on the real issues Read More »
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