June 5, 2026P2 for Senior Leaders | October 23, 2026 Strong public engagement starts with leadership alignment. This October, Engage Delaney is…
April 14, 2026When the District of Oak Bay set out to update its Active Transportation Strategy, the goal wasn’t just to check…
January 7, 2025Every year, I pull together an engagement forecast. It’s a bit of a look ahead and aligns with my thinking…
February 15, 2018Yesterday, in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister announced a new legal framework for Indigenous people. While the details…
January 5, 2018Perhaps it’s my training from Journalism school, or maybe being an Aries, or just being the first born, but I…
November 17, 2017It was one for the record books! On Oct. 30 Delaney + Associates (D+A) partnered with Providence Healthcare in Ontario…
November 14, 2017The Vancouver D+A team is taking charrette training this week with the National Charrette Institute (NCI), and we're blogging each…
October 24, 2017If you are a project manager, a communications specialist, a business/policy analyst, a program evaluation specialist, a planner, or you…
September 25, 2017Delaney + Associates is excited to host the National Charrette Institute in Vancouver Nov. 14-16 to deliver its certificate training…
September 25, 2017Are you currently developing a community engagement plan? Considering how you engage with your clients and stakeholders? Perhaps developing or…
May 5, 2017Healthcare is one of Delaney + Associates' areas of expertise, and patient engagement – and increasing patient engagement – across…
May 5, 2017The context: In engagement processes that involve group problem-solving and future planning, it can be easy for participants – and…
March 23, 2017I recently read an article about an organization working to establish their culture by design rather than by default. Their…
January 25, 2017In our two previous blogs on communicating in the post-truth era, I focused on how to communicate in emotionally-charged environments…
January 23, 2017This is the second in a three-part series on communicating in the "post-truth" era. Read the first part here. What…
January 5, 2017The context As we move into the New Year, and an era of increasing public engagement efforts by organizations and…
December 22, 2016Imagine this: We sometimes tell clients not to engage. Why? Because if you cannot engage authentically, then it’s better not…- December 21, 2016There are positions, interests and values in the world of stakeholders. When focused on positions, two parties are furthest apart. It’s…
December 20, 2016Many of the principles that we covered last week come together today. By carefully following each of the previous…- December 16, 2016Except for at Christmas time, and maybe the occasional birthday, most people don’t like surprises – particularly in an engagement…
- December 14, 2016Jumping right into the pool, cutting fresh tracks, or launching yourself into the IKEA ball room: these are all things…
- December 9, 2016This is part of an ongoing series exploring Delaney + Associates’ top 10 engagement tips, also known as our Company…
- December 8, 2016The holidays are here again, and so is the D+A 12 Days of Christmas blog series, full of engagement tips,…
- November 16, 2016Fact: Public participation is on the rise. It’s a growing field with increasing interest across many sectors. We see in…
October 20, 2016“A vivid imagination compels the whole body to obey it.” –Aristotle The context: The Opportunity Tree is a thinking…
October 20, 2016I had the pleasure of attending the 2016 International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) North American conference Sept. 28-30 in…
September 2, 2016Have you checked out the Government of Canada’s consultations website lately? By our count, as of today (Sept. 2) there…
August 2, 2016It might be the peak of summer – when Canadians are all at the lake, the beach, the cottage or…- May 11, 2016Welcome back! In my last post, I addressed the uncomfortable reality that engagement is not public relations or social marketing…
- May 4, 2016(Note: This is the first installment of a two-part blog.) Are you an engagement imposter? I know I was! Here…
February 9, 2016I am usually on the other side of an engagement – the facilitator working to support the sponsor organization. Recently, I’ve been…
December 23, 2015If you find yourself at work and there’s a soulful quiet in the air, it might be a good time…- December 21, 2015At every level, it appears there are wicked problems, and golden opportunities, that could benefit from community and stakeholder engagement.…
- November 16, 2015I’d like to suggest that just about all of us want to be liked and respected as professionals. There’s nothing…
- November 5, 2015The New York Times was recently criticized after an article about the Democratic presidential candidates’ debate included the comments of…
- October 30, 2015It’s an exciting time of year for us at Delaney + Associates – we’re busy preparing for HealthAchieve, one…
- October 21, 2015Have you ever had a conversation with someone who asked just the right questions at the right time, who maybe…
- October 20, 2015Dear Fellow Canadians – It’s a new day, we have a new government and here are the top three things…
- October 1, 2015I found Day 4 of the IAP2 Foundations course energizing and inspiring. It was less about heavy brain power and…
- September 29, 2015It’s Day 2 of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Foundations course, and we’re wading in the thick of…
- September 28, 2015I’ve worked with Delaney + Associates for about two months now, and I have a confession: I’ve had a bit…
- August 11, 2015We’ve all been there. Someone who’s close to us – a spouse, sibling, parent or good friend – is talking…