Engaging Stakeholders & Communities

Engaging Stakeholders

 

"Being able to express a view on the world around us is one of the basic rights of people in a democracy."
- Western Australian Government, Citizenship Strategy 2004-2009

 

Quality engagement promotes an environment of constructive dialogue and progress. Community and stakeholder engagement allows organisations to plan the nature & level of influence the community and or stakeholders need to have in a given situation.

Aha! Consulting ensures each engagement process is tailored to the issue and participants' needs, rather than fitting people to a process.

Engagement, when done well:

  • Reduces lost time in dealing with grievances,
  • Builds trust in your organisation,
  • Harnesses the local knowledge,
  • Improves the quality of the decision.

Based on the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) framework, Aha! Consulting provides experience in both planning and facilitation of engagement processes that foster constructive deliberation, dialogue and decision-making. From large forums to smaller working groups, Aha! Consulting helps to ensure the process is transparent, appropriate and inclusive and leads to better quality decision or outcome.

Aha! Consulting has been involved in stakeholder and community engagement for:

  • Coastal planning
  • Transport orientated development planning
  • Natural Resource Management planning
  • State education curriculum
  • Implementation of policy / legislation
  • Regional issue response planning
  • Project/service reviews
  • Negotiation of shared use agreements between agencies
  • Development of new service specifications and networks
  • Redesign of service boundaries