From box-ticking to breakthroughs

Running consultations that matter

Public consultations shouldn’t feel like a formality — an exercise you do just to say you’ve done it. This webinar will provide practical strategies to make engagement meaningful, ensuring citizens feel heard, policymakers get real insights, and decisions reflect the needs of the community.

Key takeaways:

• Not everyone wants to complete a survey. Giving people a range of options to comment is a better experience but also generates more useful insight. It’s your usual horses for courses situation.
• Break your content down into multimedia bits and pieces. No one wants to spend their evenings navigating a 50-page document (well maybe a few unique people). Think Netflix and contribute.
• Be open. Encouraging dialogue and letting people speak to each other generates data-driven decisions. Think safe spaces for public deliberation.

Be sure to check out the entirety of the webinar series.