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Perceived Discretion – It’s not the discretion you have, but the discretion your stakeholders think you have that counts
Read → iiParticipation Targets – Is it right to use the number of participants as a measure of success for consultation?
Read → iiiPanels with a Purpose – Given the choice between consulting the willing or the unwilling, most of us will choose the former!
Read → ivMotivating the hard-to-reach – The key to successful engagement of many hard-to-reach groups lies in understanding an entirely different mindset
Read → vMind Your Mandate – An effective way to initiate a consultation
Read → viEvents…dear boy… – Why so many consultations don’t result in neat and tidy outcomes; and the need to anticipate what else might come along …
Read → viiContingency Cash – Tales of the Unexpected should caution consultors against fixed-cost budgets for consultation & public engagement
Read → viiiConsultations: Great and Small – Are the rules really that different when consultations differ in scale?
Read → ixConsultation saves time! – Effective dialogue with well-informed stakeholders at the beginning saves time and trouble later on
Read → xConsultation Data – Quality or Quantity? – Getting the right balance between qualitative and quantitative methods lies at the heart of much consultation planning
Read → xiCompetitive Consultation – Being excellent at consultation is a source of competitive advantage for companies … and public bodies
Read → xiiCelebrity Consultation – Are there occasions where the Big Name helps to get a better response for a public consultation?
Read → xiiiCash for Consultees? – Is it justified to pay people to take part in consultations?
Read → xivB-B Consultation – Consultation documents have to be intelligible to a wider audience
Read → xvASK A SILLY QUESTION – Criticisms of Consultations often stem from mistakes made at the beginning
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