Engaging the right stakeholders at the right time is essential for successful policy design and implementation. Experts Sam Byfield and Linda Gyorki share key strategies for effective stakeholder engagement, drawing from their extensive experience in complex and sensitive contexts.
You’ll learn about stakeholder mapping, engagement design, and the tools and techniques to ensure stakeholders’ voices are heard and valued.
Effective public consultation is critical to the success of our democracy. By engaging the public in the decision-making process, central and local governments promote transparency and foster trust with the public, resulting in more inclusive and effective policies.
In these resources, A+C Senior Consultant Steph James explores how to get the best written feedback from the public.
Jaqui Ngawaka walks through how organisations and individuals can improve their engagement with Māori to build better, trusting relationships and honour Te Tiriti. Come away with a strong understanding of the do’s and don’ts of engagement with Māori, the importance of identifying historical disablement, and ways of moving forward into the future.
Linda is a member of the Allen + Clarke leadership team and has extensive experience across government, community and private sector in Australia. Linda has significant experience with complex stakeholder engagement with a trauma-informed intersectional lens. She is a Churchill Fellow and was awarded Community Lawyer of the Year by the Law Institute in Victoria for her work in the community sector.
Steph is a strong communicator with experience leading direct and targeted engagement with stakeholders. Steph can navigate both straight-forward information gathering exercises and facilitating difficult or sensitive conversations where stakeholders are discontent or have a lot at stake in the outcome. She has a strong interest and background in social wellbeing and improving outcomes, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
Jaqui has a strong professional background as a senior executive and is also experienced in for-purpose governance work including current roles in the mental health and wellbeing sector. Jaqui was born and raised in the King Country and her principal whakapapa connections extend through Maniapoto and Ngapūhi.
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