NCI Charrette Blog Day 1: Getting Ready to Engage
November 14, 2017The Vancouver D+A team is taking charrette training this week with the National Charrette Institute (NCI), and we're blogging each…
Featured Technique: Charrette
September 25, 2017Delaney + Associates is excited to host the National Charrette Institute in Vancouver Nov. 14-16 to deliver its certificate training…Unique Opportunity to Train with National Charrette Institute
September 6, 2017Are you a planner, engagement professional, a municipal staffer or a developer ready to take your public consultation skills to…
Featured Technique: Future-State Action Bridge
May 5, 2017The context: In engagement processes that involve group problem-solving and future planning, it can be easy for participants – and…
Featured Technique: Problem Flow Diagrams
January 5, 2017The context As we move into the New Year, and an era of increasing public engagement efforts by organizations and…
Day 10: Shared Values Yield Compromise for Consensus
December 21, 2016There are positions, interests and values in the world of stakeholders. When focused on positions, two parties are furthest apart. It’s…Day 5: Engage on Process Before Content
December 14, 2016Jumping right into the pool, cutting fresh tracks, or launching yourself into the IKEA ball room: these are all things…
Day 2: Never Guess
December 9, 2016This is part of an ongoing series exploring Delaney + Associates’ top 10 engagement tips, also known as our Company…
Featured Technique: The Opportunity Tree
October 20, 2016“A vivid imagination compels the whole body to obey it.” –Aristotle The context: The Opportunity Tree is a thinking…
Engagement Illustrated: Building and Managing Spaces
October 18, 2016One of the jobs of an effective facilitator is to build spaces where creative dialogue can take place, and then…
Planning Your Engagement Training Needs for 2016 + a Holiday Discount Special
December 22, 2015The end of the year can sometimes be performance review season. If this is the case for you and your…Have a Little Bit of Budget Left? Top 10 Buys for Your 2016 Engagements
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…Facilitation Technique: E.L.M.O.
November 2, 2015If you’ve ever been to an engagement event or training that was facilitated by Delaney + Associates, you know that…P2 Technique in Action: Nominal Grouping
October 1, 2015I found Day 4 of the IAP2 Foundations course energizing and inspiring. It was less about heavy brain power and…