DELIBERATIVE ENGAGEMENT (GROUP)

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Are you and your team starting to think about your deliberative engagement needs for the next round of planning? Learn more from leading deliberation practitioners about what it is, how to do it and how to scale it for your situation. In this live and interactive training, you can also assess where you are on the readiness scale and get yourself and your team prepared ahead of time. The investment for up to 30 participants is A$7800.

Level: Foundational - intermediate
Mode: Group
Prerequisite: None
Time: 7 hours

what you'll walk away with


This training opportunity has been designed to support practitioners in understanding deliberative engagement (also known as deliberative democracy), the principles and practice, planning steps as well as tips and traps. 
 An understanding of what is deliberative engagement, who is using it, the ten principles and what these look like in practice 

Insights and learnings from practitioners, decision makers, facilitators and participants to inform your approaches
Answers to how to scale deliberative approaches to suit your remit, context, timelines, budget and resources
Confidence in your ability to overcome the challenges, avoid the pitfalls and embrace the opportunities associated with deliberative processes.
Clarity around the steps you need to take to ensure you and your organisation are really ready to deliberate.
Links to the latest international research and innovations in this field.
An assessment of where you are on the deliberation ready reckoner and what it would take to level up.
An overview of your responsibilities under relevant legislation and policies.

what our learners say

Great information about what can be involved in deliberative processes. 
Terrific training. This has helped structure our thinking for the next deliberative engagement phase of our project. Highly engaging and informative.
Explanation of what deliberative engagement is  was clear and practical. Great to see videos of what others are doing. 

what's included

  • 7 learning modules: The principles and practice of deliberation explained in 8 highly practical learning modules
  • 7 training videos: Watch a professional deliberative engagement facilitator share their insights and knowledge about deliberative engagement
  • Deliberation-in-action videos: Watch deliberation at work, observe the unique characteristics and hear from the perspectives of decision makers, project managers and participants
  • 7 downloadable resources: Explore a package of resources that will set you up for success in this engagement approach
  • Learn with your peers and trainers: Join our learning community. Ask questions and share experiences with trainers and peers on this site
  • Links to the latest thinking: Explore the latest research and development in deliberative democracy, throughout this course. 

meet your deliberation practitioners

Nicole Hunter

CO-FOUNder and DIRECTOR
Nicole is a highly experienced facilitator specialising in deliberative engagement, strategic planning, negotiation and risk communication.

Keith Greaves

Co-Founder and Director
Keith specialises in facilitation, strategic stakeholder planning, implementation and is passionate high influence engagement. 

Kimbra White

CO-FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
Kimbra is a highly regarded, award-winning facilitator. She has planned and delivered a wide range of participation processes: large and small, and at times with high levels of outrage and emotion.