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Promotional Consultation?? – Is it ever justifiable to use consultation as a means of putting a neglected subject on the public agenda?
Read → iiASK A SILLY QUESTION – Criticisms of Consultations often stem from mistakes made at the beginning
Read → iiiSeasonal Goodwill – Creating the right mood music
Read → ivB-B Consultation – Consultation documents have to be intelligible to a wider audience
Read → vStakeholder Mapping – Why getting a good understanding of the relative positions of your key stakeholders is a good route to successful consultations
Read → viCash for Consultees? – Is it justified to pay people to take part in consultations?
Read → viiThe engine-room of engagement – What’s needed in order to establish meaningful long-term dialogues with stakeholders?
Read → viiiA Blueprint for Consultation Skills Training & Development for Local Authorities & Public Bodies
Read → ixOnline discussion forums – vanity consultation? – Are on-line discussion forums an effective and legitimate form of e-consultation? …………or just a self-indulgent form of vanity publishing?
Read → xPrecision please – Aspects of Community Engagement are often nebulous – but Consultation is a very precise activity.
Read → xiSelf-defence! – Consultation is like justice. It must not just be done – it must be seen to be done!
Read → xiiThe Ballot-Box By-Pass – Elected Councillors in Local Authorities – and even Members of Parliament have genuine concerns about some consultations. Striking the right balance between representative and consultative democracy is vital
Read → xiiiThe Consultation Window – Unless there is sufficient time to undertake a professional consultation, it might be better not to do it at all!
Read → xivThe Ghosts of Consultation – Scrooge sees the past, present and future of Consultation
Read → xvBecoming a Consultation “Whizz-Kid”? – Joking aside, now is the time to recognise the skills and expertise of consultation specialists
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