Youth engagement is becoming an increasingly important part of engagement activities where projects and decisions have an impact on the youth of today and are likely to keep impacting them into the future. In any engagement project young people are typically one of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do you do when the room you're facilitating is overflowing with emotion? How much emotional resilience do you need in engagement? Imagine this. A community member has bravely taken the microphone. They’re shaking but determined...
When delivering a workshop or focus group it can be a challenge to hear from all voices in the room. One way to encourage everyone to have their say this is to use a few tried and tested methods that are engaging and will help bring life to your facilitation. Card...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Community engagement matters - it's a two-way street that can deliver benefits to your organisation, your project and, more importantly, to the community and stakeholders who are directly affected by or interested in your project....
Writing a community engagement plan can be a daunting task for any project manager or community engagement officer. There’s a lot to consider when planning community engagement. Here’s a list of what to include in your community engagement plan and why it’s...
Resilience comes in many forms, whether it be discovering new skills, building new relationships, being more informed, taking decisive action or working with people who share common goals. Having worked in several regional areas across Queensland in 2020, one thing...
Community engagement is the practice of gaining community input or feedback, or collaborating with communities, to make better decisions or to implement changes. The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia defines community engagement as:...
In 2020, the critical importance of behaviour change became apparent. Especially in the sectors of health, mental health, disaster resilience – all which featured so heavily during 2020 – engagement can and does change the way people think and act. By engaging with...
After a highly unusual 2020, our blog is back. During 2020, we focused on a few things that kept our attention away from blogging, notably working in COVID, home schooling, and making sure we had some time and space to take care of our families and mental health. We...
