Facilitation, Engagement, and Consultation

 

Services - Engagement
Collaboration, consultation, cooperation, communication, coordination, conversation…… so many c’s so little time!
Understanding the reasons and objectives when engaging with individuals, groups and communities can be the major determinant of success in different interactions. Whether it be gathering information to build your knowledge base and support decision making; bringing diverse individuals or groups together to create consensus or consent; providing information; or creating shared dialogue, building trust, and developing ideas.

Understanding the ‘why’ and ‘what for’ helps you to design processes that achieve your objective but importantly create a realistic and meaningful (and perhaps fun!) engagement for participants.

Meetings that waste time?
Conversations that feel more like debates?
Invitations to provide input that turn out to be something altogether different?
Want people to contribute but can’t see how to do it?
Need to bring people together but seems impossible?
Wish there were different and more creative ways to talk to people?



Creating environments, which enable people to contribute their knowledge, ideas and experience, is a key component of change, collaboration and partnerships.

How we can help:

We are skilled in managing relationships and different types of engagement and utilise a range of techniques to achieve your objectives, get the most out of an interaction and capitalise on the collective wisdom within groups and organisations. Such techniques include Technology of Participation (TOPS), Hosting and Harvesting, and World Café.

  • Facilitation of workshops, planning days, professional or organisational development days or activities
  • Interviews, focus groups, forums
  • Network management
  • Master of Ceremonies for conferences or seminars
  • Development of engagement frameworks
  • Stakeholder analysis and engagement
  • Participatory process design
  • Consultation design and implementation