Andy Wright is an experienced senior manager and management consultant, with more than twenty-five years’ experience in the public sector. Andy has spent many years working in the areas of health and social care as well as economic, skills, and community and enterprise development. Andy’s career in the public sector includes direct responsibility for large scale public engagement and community consultation and development programmes, mainstream workforce development and skills programmes as well as managing multi-million pound programmes.

Andy is an ex-tCI Associate and has led consultation and engagement assignments throughout England and Wales for public service organisations, including NHS bodies, local councils and Fire and Rescue Services.

Andy is a member of the Market Research Association (MMRS) and the Association for Qualitative Research as well as being a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA). All activity Andy leads is conducted within the ethical guidelines of these organisations, including specific guidance on interviewingn on contentious, sensitive, or controversial subjects.

Nicholas Duffin is a former consultation institute Fellow. In the last decade Nicholas became prominent in developing new approaches and thinking to consultation and engagement, influencing much of tCI’s outputs and services. He became tCI’s CEO in 2017 but stepped down in 2019 to return to his first love, engaging communities and supporting consultors.  Nicholas is also a member of Freshwater’s Healthcare Expert Advisers Panel.

Andy Mills  is an ex-tCI Associate and skilled business process consultant.  He has worked on various quality assurance, service transformation and advocacy/policy implementation assignments. Andy has held senior posts in Public Health, the NHS and Local Authority sectors during a 20 year career in public service. 

In 2013 Andy set up the AM Partnership providing insight, research and policy advice to clients including Local Authorities, regional and national charities, and the NHS. He is a Senior Associate with MIAA, weareco.co, ccal.co.uk, mutualgain.org, HICO and a co-founder of Engaging4Thought

Andy is a community activist, and has chaired his local community association, and been a trustee of local charities. He is a sessional worker with Wheels For All charity and a founder and board member of Neston Community Energy Ltd

Delib, GV, SitePodium?

The pressure is on.  An urgent decision is needed to prevent foreseen losses.  This is a common scenario for which many Consultors can relate.  Yet it is traditional to ensure that Consultees are given lots of time to consider new proposals so that they have a reasonable opportunity to express their views.

While rushing consultation is not the answer, the reality is that sometimes quicker can be better.  For example, a longer consultation is more likely to be influenced by changes to the supporting circumstances – which can impact the original choices on offer.

So how can Consultors maintain a balance of quality and agility?

Clare Davies : Communities, Consultation and Engagement Manager at West Yorkshire Combined Authority

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