{"id":19967,"date":"2018-08-24T18:35:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T17:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=19967"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:35:14","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T17:35:14","slug":"ihbc-cpd-boost-consultation-who-and-how","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=19967","title":{"rendered":"IHBC CPD Boost: Consultation- who and how?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consultation_Institute_website_240818.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19968\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Consultation_Institute_website_240818.png\" alt=\"website\" width=\"300\" height=\"294\" \/><\/a>The Consultation Institute has published a discussion on whose views we may be hearing through consultation activities, arguing that stakeholder mapping is needed and that we should consult both the \u2018worried\u2019 and the \u2018wider\u2019 public, suggesting methods for this as we consider: \u2018Who should consultation documents aim to reach out to?\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Consultation Institute writes:<\/p>\n<p>Consulting the\u00a0<em>worried<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>or the\u00a0<em>wider\u00a0<\/em>public? Almost certainly, you need to do both. They need not be separate exercises as in the TfL example. A well-designed consultation can yield valuable data from both types of stakeholders. In general, the\u00a0<em>worried<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>will take the initiative, and\u00a0<em>they<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>will find\u00a0<em>you<\/em>, assisted probably by campaigners who will mobilise their supporters. If you want the\u00a0<em>wider<\/em>\u00a0public,\u00a0<em>you<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>may need to go out and find\u00a0<em>them<\/em>. Hold meetings that will attract a broader range of people. Secure the involvement of representative institutions like Parish Councils. Meet the Women\u2019s Institute, or the Rotary Club. Visit local pubs (popular, that one!). Hold deliberative events; Use citizens panels. There is no shortage of dialogue methods\u2026<\/p>\n<p>What we lack is a realisation that the techniques for engaging the\u00a0<em>worried<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>are different from those we use for the\u00a0<em>wider<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em>public. In between these two categories of course, there could be lots of other groups or individuals affected to a different or lesser degree \u2013 which is why\u00a0<em>stakeholder mapping<\/em>\u00a0remains one of the most critical forward planning steps of all. No serious consultation should proceed without such an analysis, and, if done properly, would reveal the extent to which the whole community should also be engaged. The other indicator is the anticipated reactions of those working in the political system. Stakeholder mapping must extend to elected politicians and other sources of political influence, for, as is now widely recognised,\u00a0<em>The Politics of Consultation<\/em>\u00a0has to be appreciated and understood. But we would say that, wouldn\u2019t we?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.consultationinstitute.org\/consulting-the-worried-or-the-wider-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?s=consultation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IHBC Newsblogs<\/a> on consultations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Consultation Institute has published a discussion on whose views we may be hearing through consultation activities, arguing that stakeholder mapping is needed and that we should consult both the \u2018worried\u2019 and the \u2018wider\u2019 public, suggesting methods for this as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=19967\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ihbc-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19969,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19967\/revisions\/19969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}