February 16, 2018It’s that time of year… work planning and professional development planning. Maybe you’re thinking that becoming a Certified Public Participation…
January 5, 2018Perhaps it’s my training from Journalism school, or maybe being an Aries, or just being the first born, but I…
November 14, 2017The Vancouver D+A team is taking charrette training this week with the National Charrette Institute (NCI), and we're blogging each…
September 25, 2017Delaney + Associates is excited to host the National Charrette Institute in Vancouver Nov. 14-16 to deliver its certificate training…- September 6, 2017Are you a planner, engagement professional, a municipal staffer or a developer ready to take your public consultation skills to…
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 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 20, 2016Many of the principles that we covered last week come together today. By carefully following each of the previous…
December 19, 2016We could write a lot about today's principle. How to manage high emotions, and "angry" or disruptive engagement participants, is a…- December 8, 2016The holidays are here again, and so is the D+A 12 Days of Christmas blog series, full of engagement tips,…
October 18, 2016One of the jobs of an effective facilitator is to build spaces where creative dialogue can take place, and then…
June 9, 2016Last week I completed the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Foundations in Effective Public Participation course. After working at…
December 17, 2015The new International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) techniques training manual includes techniques mash-up as an engagement method. Essentially this…