Tag: engagement
Public Process and the Perils of Dismissive Engagement
Scott Doyon 
January 1, 2013
January 1, 2013
“What would you like to see here?”
And there it is. Perhaps the most inane question ever posed in the course of a public design process. And posed it is, constantly.
“We’re doing a master plan for downtown. What would you like to see here?”
It’s crazy. In one sweeping question, practitioners not... Continue Reading
The goal is not engagement. It’s disengagement.
Scott Doyon February 2, 2012
February 2, 2012
What counts as a win in public engagement?
It’s not uncommon for municipalities -- and consultants -- to “score” engagement as though it were a contest. The most points win. And you accumulate points by counting how many: How many notices issued and media employed. How many seats filled. How many ideas collected. Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Public Engagement