What is community engagement all about?
We have been trying to find straight forward ways of explaining community engagement and the motivations for considering itβ¦ Imagine a street of houses β you want to ask 16 householders a question β if you just go around the houses and ask them you will get up to 16 different replies. π
These replies will be largely concerned with that particular household β they wonβt necessarily consider anyone else β and if they do, that view will likely be a perception β a guess about the concerns or issues facing others.
Alternatively β if you work with these 16 householders as a group β not only do they discuss and negotiate to reach a consensus on their collective priorities but it is likely that their discussion and their perception of what is possible will be much more sophisticated β and coherent. If you are working with them they should also get a realistic picture of the constraints that you are working within.
Similarly β just one person making connections with groups and communities in this way doesnβt cut it β their manager β and others – need to understand what they are doing, the motivations for doing it and what the benefits are to the organisation β micro and macro.
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