5 BIG considerations for BIG infrastructure projects
One look at a major Australian city right now and you’ll be sure to find big infrastructure projects in play. Infrastructure moves us, houses us, supports us, and entertains us. So, when it comes to major infrastructure it’s little wonder we need …
150,000 people engaged – Community insight #6 Meaningful engagement
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Surveys – the good, the bad and the ugly
Surveys are the bed rock of any consultation activity. They’re a cost-effective way to get information that can be easily analysed providing valuable data to decision makers. The good High representation Surveys can gather a lot of feedback from a lot of …
150,000 people engaged – Community insight #4 Creativity
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150,000 people engaged – Community insight #3 Data and tech
Over the past four years, we’ve engaged more than 150,000 across Australia and New Zealand to address the big issues facing our communities and organisations. That’s 150,000 people who’ve made an active contribution, mostly positive, and not just 150,000 clicks, views or …
150,000 people engaged – Community insight #2 Environment
In the second part of our Insights series, gained from engaging with over 150,000 people across Australia and New Zealand, we unpack the many shades of green: what does the community think of environment. Aside from the technology and data, one of …
150,000 people engaged – Community insight #1 Change is not always scary
There’s a terrible myth that people don’t want change. That’s just not true. What people are actually afraid of is change when there’s no sense of control. Or when change is forced upon them and there are no options. Most people, when …
Our top 9 predictions for engagement in 2019
1. Civic Innovation powers ahead – The Smart Cities Council launched the Guidance Note for Civic Innovation which defines civic innovation for the first time, and defines 5 principles for good practice. 2. Measuring up – Evaluation and measurement will continue to grow, as our profession gets …
School holidays. To engage or not? When it’s appropriate and why it’s usually not.
As a general rule the school holidays are best avoided when planning community engagement activities because people are generally harder to reach and disengaged from reality during holiday periods. This is especially so at Christmas when everything tends to get that little …
Engagement tools: paper vs digital. Which is better?
In recent years digital engagement has really taken off with people experimenting with new technologies that make engagement activities more accessible and sustainable. As leaders in the digital engagement sector, Articulous is often called upon to help clients who want to be …
Why everyday people turn up to solve community problems
It was a Saturday morning. The first day in a four-month process for members of a citizen engagement process to tackle a very tricky issue. …
Avoid the last minute engagement rush
The proverb – “he who hesitates is lost” could be true when it comes to last minute stakeholder engagement. If we spend too much time thinking about engaging rather than planning and delivering it strategically, we can run out of time to …
Engaging on Transport Infrastructure
“I’ve been yelled at. Threatened. Spat at. Cried at. I’ve felt in danger. I’ve felt frightened. I’ve felt exhausted.” That’s how one colleague has described her life as an engagement manager on a major road construction job. But it’s her perfect job. “I …
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 …
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 …
Five things every community engagement person should stop doing
Every day and in every industry we are continually adding ideas or processes. But so often we forget to delete. When we review or audit community and stakeholder engagement within organisations, we see how passionate our engagement colleagues are. Their passion for …