Community Engagement
Community Engagement is core to our work. We develop strategic, comprehensive, and inclusive strategies to amplify voices and affect change. As practitioners of human-centered design we co-create with stakeholders and community members in the development and execution of meaningful engagement strategies. Our collaborative process focuses on developing rich connections generating short-term insights, and long-term, trusting relationships that benefit all.
This innovative approach to engagement leads to:
- Understanding the needs, gifts, and social capital of a community
- Amplifying voices in under-appreciated populations
- Minimizing negative social impact by including community members in decision-making processes
- Anticipating possible outcomes and unintended impact of a project
- Highlighting assets (tangible and intangible) within communities and encouraging collaboration between residents
Our Methods
Though our strategies are fully customized to ensure each project is community-based, past methods of Community Engagement have included the following.
Inform
- Public Meetings
- Digital, Grassroots, and Traditional Communications Strategies
- Websites
Consult
- Surveys, Interviews, and Focus Groups
- Online Forums
- Workshops
- Door-to-Door Outreach
Involve
- Community Storytelling
- Community Mapping
- Participatory Design
Collaborate
- Working Groups
- Community Ambassador Training and Toolkits