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Our next Meet and Repeat is in London on 19th November. Join like-minded consultation and engagement professionals for informal networking after work and meet your ACEP hosts. It’s fun, free and we’ll even provide the refreshments.
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Addicted to survey
We often get asked 'why do people in the UK love surveys so much?' and on face value it's a valid question. Especially as there are so many more interactive methods on offer these days. Truth is, a large proportion of our wok involves the humble questionnaire - and...
LGR – a case of careless consultation?
The ‘pause’ to LGR decisions in the wake of legal advice is a wake-up call for consultation and engagement professionals. Attacking the process as a result of an undesirable outcome is not uncommon but in this case there might be some meat on the bone. Ironically we...
Dipping into Metadata
We’ve recently been looking at two salient consultations run by local authorities – online ones in the shape of simple questionnaires. The beauty of digital engagement is the metadata which can reveal rich behavioural insights from participants. And while the sample...
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