Ep 11 - Embedding Engagement in Your Organisation's DNA - with Paul McGregor
Introducing Paul McGregor and a New Model
Beyond Consultation’s very own host, Paul McGregor, is leading us into 2021 with a new transformational model being developed at Business Lab (currently at the prototype stage).
When he’s not delving deep into going beyond consultation with incredible guests, Paul is bringing energy through his facilitation and leading exciting projects, establishing models and working with diverse organisations and community.
Paul is an action taker.
He sees something that doesn’t work well. Gathers data. Learns. Makes transformation happen.
Through his consulting work he recognised this continuous pattern of community engagement being treated as an afterthought. Driven by his passion to see organisations having engagement embedded into their DNA, the prototype below was born:
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In today’s episode you’ll learn:
What this new model is all about and how to implement it into your organisation, in easy-bite size chunks.
Why building community capability is essential to the success of future projects.
Stopping at training isn’t enough to build trusting relationships and engagement with your community.
The four core pillars that will enable your organisation to do good community engagement .
The essence of what builds trust… and it isn’t bribing with chocolate.
A real-life, recent, example of what this model looks like when it’s in action.
Resources mentioned in this episode
Prototype of the model on Paul’s LinkedIn
Article: Is low trust hamstringing your organisation?
This article builds on the work by Rachel Botsman, author of “Who can you Trust”Rachel Botman’s talk on The Currency of Trust
Article: Community engagement: Council Partnership Charters by Ruth LePla in NZ Local Government Magazine
Episode 10 - Matthew Crozier (Co-founder of Bang the Table) on Online Community Engagement and using systems
Beginner’s Guide to collaboration and engagement software tools
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