1. How to get People to Involved?
Voice Your Choice
Communities R US
Richard Edwards & Alister Shaw

2. PB: A Successful Method of
Getting People to Get involved

3. WHY? Its a wilderness

4. PB: Not just a
£ thing!
Meaningful Engagement: if you are serious
about people influencing you have to
give them the means to do it.

5. Manton’s Process

6. Budget Bingo: Priority Setting

8. Tailoring Approaches: things to watch!

9. Tailoring Approaches: go to the
voters

10. Tailoring Approaches: Get out there!

11. Primary Outcome: Not the £, but the
turnout!

12. Secondary Outcome: Do People
Influence?
District 25%
National Average 30%
Manton 41%
Sources : Place Survey & Local Independent Impact Assessment

13. Secondary Outcome: Promotes that
Community Engagement is worthwhile
In 2004:
Poor Engagement
Blame culture rife between
public sector & people
“No one listens to me”
By 2010:
60% of the population
Engaged
Trust levels arguably highest
in generations
57% people think area getting
better
41% Feel they influence
“I am somebody”

14. Secondary Outcome: What Services do
because of PB
• Attracts additional investment
• Tracks local need
• Delivers services that are co-owned by Public
Sector & People
• Shows that people are part of the solution rather
than passive consumers of public services.
• Improves relationships between Public Sector &
local people.
• Grows the depth of Community Engagement

17. Finally
Trust the People
Richard Edwards & Alister Shaw