Evolve's Engaged Community Model

1. Page 'Innovations in Community Engagement - 7 Simple Ways to get it right' exploring the EVOLVE Engaged Community Model ™ A workshop hosted by Carla Rogers, Principal of Evolve Facilitation and Coaching with guest Dr Ann Murphy. Copyright © 2009 EVOLVE Facilitation and Coaching As a registered workshop participant, you may print one copy of this document. Beyond printing one copy, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, or may be included in training or presentation materials without the prior written permission of EVOLVE Facilitation & Coaching. For more information about the ideas in this presentation, please contact EVOLVE Facilitation & Coaching at +61 (2) 4476 5460 or visit our website at http://www.evolves.com.au/ This material is copyright ©2009 by EVOLVE. All rights reserved. An Evolve Virtual Workshop

4. The Golden Rule – Our No. 1 Ask Idna!! Page

6. No.2 The Naked Truth! Be Proud of it! Page Truth Section

8. Evolve Engaged Community ™ Page SUPPORT The host organisation helps the community do what they want - perhaps within a framework of grants, advice and support provided by them. PARTNER The host organisation and the community partner to implement and deliver a solution. CO-DESIGN The host organisation and its community develop options and solutions together. ASSESSS The host organisation helps the community assess a proposal. The host organisation may also encourage and seek additional ideas and options. FEEDBACK There is opportunity for the community to provide feedback and comment on a proposal.

9. No 3. The 5 C’s you will never get lost! Page I am sorry, I’m a stranger here myself

10. Evolve Engaged Community Model ™ Page This material is copyright ©2009 by EVOLVE. All rights reserved.

11. Page Evolve’s 5 C’s CONTRIBUTION: People need varied and meaningful ways to contribute and are supported with the necessary capability (resources and information) to do so. CHOICE People are naturally curious and enjoy acquiring and exploring new ideas and information. They like to have a CHOICE about when, how and where they do this. CONNECTION: People enjoy having genuine opportunities to CONNECT with others, exchange thoughts, grow, evolve and improve. CLARITY Participants derive CLARITY from clear communication of the meeting objectives, process and intended outcomes. CONTINTUITY Meetings are part of a process, which, through continuing communication, can lead to the development, maintenance and strengthening of authentic long-term relationships between participants. It is critical to celebrate events and milestones in that relationship.

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13. No. 4 - Informing alone is informing, not engagement Page

14. Informing – what do we mean? Communicate throughout, as for informing – have a ball! Most Public Participation Models include notice/informing as a level of community engagement. At EVOLVE, as notice is a one way street, we maintain that is an essential part of community engagement. INFORMING alone however is NOT community engagement . Page

15. No.5 – Everyone has a part to play – what is yours? Page

16. Roles – What do we mean? Define them! There are a multitude of meaningful roles in any community engagement program. Help people to choose appropriate roles that work for them. Page

17. No.6 – A crazy smorgasbord Mix it Up!!!!!! Page

18. A smorgasbord - What do we mean? Select the right tool for the job – no square pegs in the round holes! (That is try different approaches) Page

19. No.7 Flip it!!!!!!!! Page

20. Flip it – What do we mean? Want to engage young people, busy people, parents, regional or remote people – you name it!! Well let’s get over our obsession with face to face techniques, especially public meetings! Page

22. Next Steps...Want to get it right? Join an Evolve Community Engagement Training workshop (face to face and virtual) – we will ask you want you want and need and then partner with you to design a solution that works! Next public workshop, Gold Coast, Queensland, July 2009 – details released soon. www.evolves.com.au Page

25. Ready for Action?? It is not that hard or even that risky  Call us (+61) 02 4476 5460 [email_address] www.evolves.com.au Page