However this one particular session did not exactly erupt with enthusiasm from the local community. So what does this mean? Did the engagement fail?
Community Engagement
Are we Truly Challenging Ourselves About Evaluation in Engagement and Communication?
Evaluation is an age-old conundrum in both engagement and communications. How do we truly demonstrate the value of our programs when we deal in the so-called soft sciences?
What the Adam Goodes incident should be teaching us about empathy
One thing that working in community engagement has taught me is that it really doesn’t cost you a thing to better understand somebody else’s point of view or somebody else’s values.
How Do You Escape Pressure?
Learning to balance that pressure to ensure that it doesn’t eat up your brain space in your down time is critical to ensuring a good work/life balance. So how do you find that space?
Engaging The Community More To Gather Data
In community engagement, we often talk about involving the community in decision making, from providing feedback on options, to deliberating in forums or on citizens juries, or even voting.
Community Engagement – Don’t Forget About The Data
Of late, our team has been very busy working on a few very interesting, challenging and exciting engagement projects.
Emerging Trends in Community Engagement
Over the past 12 months, we have workshopped with hundreds of engagement professionals across every state and territory and throughout New Zealand, and this is what we’ve learned about the emerging trends in community engagement.
A Picturesque Valley, A Bridge And A Touch Of History Made For A Special Event
Articulous was part of the opening of the James Ivory Bridge in Providence last week, celebrating a major piece of infrastructure for the region and recognising the area’s rich farming history and its future as a vibrant new community.
IAP2 Core Values – Do We Need A Refresh?
The values have served us well in practice and challenged us to deliver engagement that can meet these ideals. But, to me, there is one burning question and that is ‘do we need a refresh?’