IAP2's Designing & Leading Public Participation
Designing & Leading Public Participation (P2) is a Level 2 course that introduces practitioners to the design and plan phases of the practice framework, providing them with the opportunity to develop P2 plans. This includes scoping, community mapping, determining purpose and objectives and levels of influence, choosing appropriate methods and managing resources, while considering the needs of diverse audiences. The course is suitable for practitioners who are leading the planning and implementation of P2 processes.
**You must first complete Fundamentals of P2 before this course**
Course objectives:
1. For a real-world scenario, design an engagement process and plan that includes:
2. Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion, and apply them to stakeholder analysis 3. Embed digital strategies, platforms, tools and methods as part of the plan and process 4. Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario 5. Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan 6. Develop and apply a suitable presentation to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan 7. Identify the many different contexts of engagement, including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios
2. Explore principles and approaches for equity, diversity and inclusion, and apply them to stakeholder analysis
3. Embed digital strategies, platforms, tools and methods as part of the plan and process
4. Develop an evaluation framework to suit the scenario
5. Identify key roles and resources needed to implement the P2/engagement plan
6. Develop and apply a suitable presentation to senior leaders that will secure commitment and resources for the P2/engagement plan
7. Identify the many different contexts of engagement, including the elements present in more complex engagement scenarios
Professional Certification/Credits
Trainer: Justin Schneider and Doug Zenn
Justin has more than 20 years of experience working with communities in the United States and abroad, focusing on p2/engagement, community development, community-based research, and legal work. Justin began his connection with IAP2 in 2018 and now supports the Lonestar Chapter. Currently, Justin is based in Austin, Texas and manages Oak Grove Community Consulting. He also works for Austin Parks and Recreation Department as a community engagement consultant and supports training within the organization.
Doug has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement, awareness, and education efforts around numerous issues including visioning, transportation, water resources, community-based planning and more. Doug has led Zenn Associates’ development of the innovative “Three-Dimensional Public Participation” model (3DP2) an approach that expands community access to project information and provides unique avenues for community input including the use of new technologies. Doug also serves on the executive committee for IAP2’s Cascade Chapter (Oregon and Southwest Washington) and is a certified trainer for IAP2’s public involvement foundations courses. Doug Zenn has 30 years of experience in the communications field and has developed and managed community involvement.
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