These are some of the topics that are important when you want to organize citizens participation. Since participation is a proces and not only organizing a session with citizens, we go deeper in the proces by understanding the policy cycle:
Goals of participation: Participation is not only giving citizens information or creating the opportunity to object
Participation ladder: The Participation Ladder is a visual model that shows different levels of public involvement, from simply being informed to having real decision-making power.
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Plan: Create a plan with residents.
Here are several aspects of planning with citizens.
Make a Starting Paper
Use the CLEAR model
Try to Build consensus
Request political guidance in a timely manner
Structured discussions with the Six thinking hats of De Bono
More to follow
Advise from citizens to politicians (to follow)
Put citizens in the lead with Asset-Based Community Development (to follow)
Do: Implement with residents
Citizens might help you executing plans, especially important in crisissituations.
Residents adopt public space
Citizen budget or participatory budgeting
Check: Monitor with residents
Citizens might see other things than policymakers, so let them evaluate with you.
Neighborhood inspection
Citizen audit
Act: Adjust and evaluate with residents
A step-by-step plan can help bring residents and the government together effectively for policy evaluation and adjustment
Various ways to adjust
And further:
Negotiations with companies, civicgroups and others