June 15, 2026Engage Delaney recently launched the new Building Community Relations course with 24 participants. Participants ranged from the private sector, municipal…
June 15, 2026Choosing a training provider is about more than course content. It's also about the learning experience, the support you receive…
June 8, 2026Municipal election cycles bring heightened public attention, increased scrutiny, and growing pressure on local governments to communicate clearly and engage…
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…
April 14, 2026Spring is here in the Okanagan. I can’t say that our winter was hard compared to most of the country,…
April 10, 2026Over the years, Engage Delaney has developed and shared a number of visual templates to help engagement practitioners bring people…
April 9, 2026What does it take to build trusting, long-term relationships with communities beyond project-based engagement? We’re launching a new pilot course,…
March 2, 2026I am a big fan of podcasts and audiobooks. I love the ability to listen and “do” at the same time, and I say this as…
February 19, 2026Getting Leaders, New Councils, and Decision-Makers On Board with Authentic Engagement Meaningful engagement doesn’t happen by accident, and it doesn’t succeed without leadership support.…
February 17, 2026Ever been to a workshop and the facilitator says: let’s just put your contribution in the parking lot! It doesn’t feel good. Parking lots are ugly…
December 2, 2025Looking to build confidence and master practical approaches to your community engagement? Engage Delaney offers a range of specialized courses…
December 2, 20251-2-4-All is a facilitation method grounded in liberating structures and is a way of helping participants think together. What is…
December 2, 2025It’s the holiday season, and whether you are shopping for a facilitator, or you are looking for something for yourself,…
October 20, 2025Recently at Engage Delaney, a few of us completed the First Nations Information Governance Centre (FNIGC) course entitled: The Fundamentals…
September 8, 2025Going where people are is a great driver for engagement, but it’s important to make sure “your” people, staff, consultants…
August 29, 2025Engage Delaney recently hosted its successful initial virtual session of the IAP2 Working with Conflict and High Emotion course in…
May 8, 2025Recently, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with a client on a community relations initiative. The goal…- March 8, 2025Engage Delaney and GHT Global delivered the first pilot of the Public Safety in Community Engagement course in late February.…
- January 22, 2025Free Pilot Offering of New Course – Join Us at No Cost! Feb 25 and 26, 2025: 9:30 a.m. –…
January 14, 2025For over a decade, Engage Delaney and Fuselight Creative have worked together to support clients with thoughtful engagement which leverages…
January 7, 2025Every year, I pull together an engagement forecast. It’s a bit of a look ahead and aligns with my thinking…
August 23, 2024In community engagement, ensuring that every voice is heard is vital. A well-organized feedback log is an essential tool that…
April 27, 2018This week (May 2 - 5) I’ll be heading back to my Ottawa roots to attend and present at the…- 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…
September 25, 2017“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” ―…
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…
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, 2017Around this time last year, I wrote an outlook for 2016 around engagement for our planet, country and home. Click…
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 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,…
August 2, 2016It might be the peak of summer – when Canadians are all at the lake, the beach, the cottage or…
May 20, 2016Yesterday at SFU's City Conversations, three of metro Vancouver’s young and keen city councillors spoke about the communities they represent…
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…
December 22, 2015The end of the year can sometimes be performance review season. If this is the case for you and your…- December 21, 2015At every level, it appears there are wicked problems, and golden opportunities, that could benefit from community and stakeholder engagement.…
- December 10, 2015For some of us on calendar-year budgets, it’s that time when we’re looking at where we went over and where…
- December 2, 2015Making a decision can be hard, particularly when there is a lot of noise, people feel passionately on both sides,…
- November 25, 2015At Delaney + Associates, we follow the IAP2 Planning Protocol. This is a framework designed to create a consistent approach…
- November 20, 2015Youth and children are not often the main target of public engagement efforts, but perhaps they should be. Or at…
- 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…
- November 2, 2015If you’ve ever been to an engagement event or training that was facilitated by Delaney + Associates, you know that…
- 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 24, 2015Engagement and Communications Specialist Location: Vancouver Office – Delaney and Associates Inc. The role of the engagement and communications specialist…
- June 5, 2015We are excited to announce that Delaney + Associates has an opening for an Engagement and Communications Specialist. We are…
- June 1, 2015I am very pleased to say that I have had a chance to attend the Canadian Public Relations Society's conference…