As public participation professionals, our team work with leaders at the helm of city-shaping services across the nation daily. Articulous not only understands how to engage large groups of people, but also recognises how leadership through facilitation affects the...
Communications
The secret to producing reports that deliver
As communications specialists, we pride ourselves in communicating complex messages effectively. As we gear up for a busy annual report season, we want to hear your tips on writing and designing reports that deliver. We've created a list to get started! Design is...
Your people matter: Creating a diversity, equity and inclusion action plan
As leaders in public participation, we consider it part of our professional duty to ensure we act as a conduit for peoples’ voices. This includes the hardly reached voices - the under-represented and marginalised. So, how do we do it? At Articulous, we demonstrate our...
What do facilitators fear most?
At the start of each of our advanced facilitation training sessions, we ask participants a crucial question - “what is your worst facilitation fear?” For many people, the idea of facilitating a large group discussion (or public speaking in general) sounds pretty...
Facilitating the tough stuff: How training can make it easier
“What was it about your toughest facilitation moment that made it so tough?” ...is the question we ask even the most experienced facilitators at the start of a day of engagement training. Answers come thick and fast. Regardless of how good at facilitation...
Engaging in the field: How training can help you to feel safe and confident
Community engagement supports our society to progress fairly and equitably. By engaging with the public frequently, openly and transparently, public servants ensure that community members are aware of upcoming developments in their area, are informed in times of...
Shifting from confrontation to conversation – reviving the art of working through conflict
As communities get more enraged, and the problems we face get more complex, we desperately need to learn how to work through conflict and work together. Online bullying, protests, clashes, and social trolling have sadly become our go-to strategy when faced with a...
What’s in it for companies who ‘walk the talk’?
The phrase ‘walking the talk’ has survived the test of time. As big businesses and corporate leaders are increasingly held to account - and relied upon to create positive change - it appears that consumers and employees no longer accept anything but moral behaviour...
How we can use data to improve internal communication
Increasingly, employers are leaning on analytical tools and data sources to gain insight into their workspaces and employees. As work environments adapt and modernise, companies can only make positive, data-driven decisions when they're underpinned by robust workforce...