An Introduction to Co-Production
Co-production is a powerful way of engaging citizens in meaningful dialogue, following the principles of “continuous dynamic dialogue”, which we at the Consultation Institute set as a benchmark of best …
Co-production is a powerful way of engaging citizens in meaningful dialogue, following the principles of “continuous dynamic dialogue”, which we at the Consultation Institute set as a benchmark of best …
Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects are major infrastructure developments in England and Wales that bypass normal local planning requirements. Its very precise format means that it has many merits that are …
This assessment is exclusive to those participating in the APC programme. The APC assessment is based on Institute Papers and Articles as well as the book, The Politics of Consultation. …
Have you or your organisation been asked to respond to a consultation? The Consultation Institute has created a detailed course on how best you can respond to a consultation, and …
For a consultation to work well, it needs to take into account the seven principles of the consultation charter. This course helps you to get to grips with the practical …
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Children and young people have a right to take part in and influence how adults plan and run services for them in the areas where they live and learn; but …
Planning is all about people: it exists to create well-functioning spaces for people, to provide necessary infrastructure, to enable social, economic, and environmental priorities to shape places and to protect …
Today’s society is more connected than ever before. The opportunity to go online is now available at home, at work, on public transport and across cities and towns. The way …
If you were to ask a consultation professional to describe the Law of Consultation, they would probably be able to mention The Gunning Principles. Ask them to describe those in …
In this course, we are going to give you an overview of four of the more popular creative dialogue methods being used across a variety of sectors. There is a …
Coding is one way to organise non-numerical data so that it can be examined in a more rigorous and systematic way, so that some conclusions can be drawn from it. …
Public events come in all shapes and sizes from simple ‘drops ins’ to view plans for a new project to very large public meetings involving hundreds of people or modern …
Consultation is not a vote; the data collected is a means of informing decision-makers of what different types of people think, and how strongly they think it, but this does …
Surveys and Questionnaires must be informed by understanding the audience; they must sit in the world of the respondent, not in the world of the person writing them. They cannot …
A Focus Group is not a large gathering, nor is it simply an unstructured chat. It has clear parameters, as set out in this course. We look at the basic …
Data collection is at the heart of consultation – it is a means whereby we find out what people think and what they wish to say. Before we move to …
Any competent engagement and consultation programme starts with having a good understanding of your stakeholders and anticipating both how they will react and how they need to be involved. Here, …