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Why Community “kitties” WILL work – People are right to be sceptical about some new ideas, but this one really can make a difference
Read → iiParticipatory Budgeting
Read → iiiLocation, location, location ……… – Where you undertake consultation is as important as how you do it
Read → ivUnfocused Groups – Focus Groups as Consultation? What’s different?
Read → vGatekeepers! – Worth their weight in gold? ……. Or a barrier to progress?
Read → viAspirational consultation – Asking people what they want is clearly a legitimate form of consultation; but is this overdone at the expense of more practical choices?
Read → viiFrom Discretion to Duty – Implementing the Disability Equality Duty raises even wider questions ……
Read → viiiThe Waiting Game – There’s no need to wait until some good ideas become law!
Read → ixThe One-Year-After Test – Is this the ultimate method of evaluation?
Read → xThe Monkey and the Organ-Grinder – How important is it for consultees to have direct contact with decision-makers?
Read → xiThe Commitments Register – An indispensable tool for building trust with stakeholders and consultees
Read → xiiEmbedded consultations – Where consultation is built into standard routine processes
Read → xiiiOn the Ball…..! – A Focus on Fun points the way towards popular public engagement
Read → xivParkinson’s Law – Does this 1950’s theory apply to consultations?
Read → xvThe Pre-emptive Close – What happens if a decision-maker appears to take sides in a controversial consultation?
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