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Month: April 2018
It’s a celebrity… get ME outta here!
When it comes to reality TV, celebrities sell. But when it comes to facilitation, sticking a celebrity out front won’t fool ‘em. And you might pay dearly for the mistake.
UQ Sport Engage
Almost 1,500 people took part in UQ Sport Engage, initiated to better understand the role of UQ Sport in the community, the needs of stakeholders, and to help guide future strategic planning. UQ Sport Engage set a benchmark for future engagement to drive...
Award winning innovation
Articulous and Cairns Regional Council recently took the spotlight at the IAP2 (International Association of Public Participation) in Melbourne in 2017, winning the Excellence in Engagement Award for Our Cairns in 2016. Our Cairns was one of the most successful...
Community Engagement Toolkit for Planning
In 2017, the Minister's Guidelines and Rules under the new Planning Act 2016 came into effect. These changes prescribe a higher level of engagement and for earlier engagement to be done by local governments. They also require that the communications plan (comprising...
Stop doing these things in your engagement practice
Every day and in every industry we are continually adding ideas or processes. But so often we forget to stop doing things we've always done. When we review or audit community and stakeholder engagement within organisations, we see how passionate our engagement...
