Good public policy that has a positive impact on the community must be based on sound evidence drawn from a diversity of sources, including input from a balanced cross-section of impacted or interested stakeholders that are equitably engaged in decision making.
Effective community engagement in public policy making can be tough to perfect. A range of issues can hinder the process, including:
Genuine community engagement in the co-production of policy and services requires public servants to be skilled enablers, negotiators and collaborators. You need to be able to engage select citizens in a thoughtful, deliberative decision-making process that considers all available evidence and interests, while remaining committed to ensuring the ideas generated shape decisions and outcomes.
This workshop is designed to address the issues public sector leaders face when trying to effectively engage communities on complex policy or service delivery issues. Australia’s DemocracyCo – an organisation with extensive expertise in community engagement – will show you how to strengthen your engagement processes and methods that encourage involved citizens to move beyond entrenched positions and interests, build trust, and engage in a dialogue that considers evidence, data and research to find practical ways forward.
This program is delivered online in a highly interactive and practical way using a range of methods including pre-recorded videos, live workshops, interactive webinars, theory and design clinics, and peer discussion groups.
You will learn:
Current and emerging public sector leaders involved in the design, delivery, improvement and communication of public policy, programs and services.
Leading community engagement is delivered by Democracyco, Australia’s leading deliberative democracy organisation with extensive expertise engaging communities on complex public issues. Their work includes undertaking a summit with 80 Darwin community residents to explore what their future looks like as part of the City of Darwin’s Living Darwin Strategic Plan 2030. DemocracyCo has also conducted the world’s largest citizens jury on behalf of the South Australian government to explore the potential of storing and disposing of nuclear waste from other countries.
Date: 20 July and 27 July 2021
Duration: 2 x four-hour sessions
Location: Online (Zoom)
Cost: $1,055 AUD (inc. GST)
Receive a 25% discount for registrations of four or more people
ANZSOG Alumni receive a 15% discount.
Every person who completes the Executive Master of Public Administration, Executive Fellows Program, Towards Strategic Leadership or an international program becomes part of our alumni. Only one discount is redeemable for each registration.
This workshop will be delivered via Zoom providing a platform for inspiring and engaging delivery. Participants are encouraged to utilise a personal device if Zoom is unable to be accessed via work servers.
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