Stakeholder Engagement

Inform
Provide balanced and objective information to help stakeholders understand the problem, alternatives, opportunities, and solutions.
Fact sheets; Websites; Newsletters; Public notices; Press releases; Maps, infographics, and visual summaries; Information booths at events
Consult
Obtain feedback on analysis, alternatives, or decisions.
Surveys or questionnaires; Focus groups; Public meetings or hearings; Online discussion forums; Feedback boxes
Involve
Work directly with stakeholders to ensure that their concerns and aspirations are consistently understood and considered.
Community advisory groups; Workshops or roundtables; Deliberative polling; Participatory mapping or ecosystem service valuation exercises; Visioning exercises
Collaborate
Partner with stakeholders in each aspect of the decision including the development of alternatives and the identification of the preferred solution.
Consensus-building processes; Co-design or co-creation workshops; Joint fact-finding; Multi-stakeholder working groups; Participatory scenario development
Empower
Place final decision-making in the hands of stakeholders.
Citizen assemblies; Participatory budgeting; Delegated decision-making boards or councils; Community-led monitoring or planning processes

Inform