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How hybrid engagement is changing the way we engage with our audiences
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 the term “hybrid engagement” has become a buzzword. People are working from home, virtual events are more common, and digital...
Equity-Centred Community and Stakeholder Engagement
“Equality is giving everyone a pair of shoes. Equity is giving everyone a pair that fits” Unknown Engagement is more than simply informing stakeholders of key organisational...
Environmental engagement for people, planet and profit
Environmental sustainability is a world-wide concern. Communities are demanding action from governments and businesses alike on local, national and global levels, and they want...
The personal lessons engagement taught us in 2021
We’ve made it through a most interesting year. A year of engaging with communities, communicating with transparency, and, let’s face it, making our way through a maelstrom of...
The Great Resignation: Employee Engagement in a Post-Pandemic World
The Great Resignation has fast become kitchen table talk. The media talks of job vacancies going unfilled for months and productivity hitting the floor. How can organisations use...
Ten ways to engage with young people
If you want fresh thinking and innovation, then you need to engage with young people. We’ve run Australia’s first youth summit on climate change initiated by a Council, and...
Climate change topics the community really cares about
Aside from COVID, the hottest topic raised by community and stakeholders alike is climate change. In fact it comes up as a topic even when we're not specifically engaging on it!...
Stories of our Regional and Remote Communities
Travelling into regional and remote communities in 2021 we heard many stories of heartbreak resulting from devastating natural disasters.Like one person’s plight to shift 1000s...
Using the Maccas, Woolies and Coles Mindset to Engagement
If we really want to get more people to engage with councils and governments on the important topics, then we need to shake up engagement. Let’s apply a McDonalds or a Woollies /...
