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It’s time to talk about the economy
There is a new crisis brewing in the wake of the pandemic and it concerns our modified behaviours. In shaping a more digital future, assumptions around supply and demand are creating inequalities. For example, bank branches are closing ‘en-masse’ as customers have...
Is a community “request” for participation a helpful democratic lever?
We tend to think participation is “the act of taking part in, or sharing in something”. The term is one which implies an active rather than a passive process – so perhaps it should be triggered from the bottom up as well as top-down. Empowering communities to demand...
Different perspectives are the DNA of consultation and engagement work
Many people would describe change management as a linear process – a curve of denial, frustration, depression and eventual integration. However, consultation and engagement professionals will know first-hand that change has many more layers. Good change management...
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