particiaptory process
Clear Problem Statement – Must “SPARK” (Specific, Positive, Actionable, Relevant, Keep-open-ended).
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- Supports the SuMo in managing:
- Stakeholder roles and influence levels
- Voting rights and veto powers
- Decision criteria and weighting
- Outcome thresholds (e.g., when to proceed, repeat, or stop a project)
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So, what we need is a more systemic and systematic approach
to collaboration through the route of design and placemaking,
but connecting into a bigger conversation about that place,
and a network of initiatives at different scales and led by
different sectors. This is about finding a way to make the whole
greater than a sum of its parts through
... See moreSmith (1983) argues that one of the key features of public participation is the ability to input the efforts and opinions of the citizens into the decision making within the planning system.
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Third approach is citizens’ juries, which is defined by Gooberman‐Hill, Horwood and Calnan et al (2008) as a method that ‘sit at the upper end of the Arnstein’s ladder.’ However, critics like Qvortrup (2007) think citizens’ juries were criticized that they can be manipulated in some degree and fail to genuinely reflect freely considered opinions of... See more
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We ask those we work with to recognise that people will
be willing and able to step into participatory placemaking
processes with varying amounts of time, levels of commitment
and with varying skills and confidence. An effective
participatory process acknowledges this complexity and
diversity, and works with it to create a series of pathways
into, and
... See moreas public cannot interact with the decision makers or planners. They call ‘focus groups’ as the ‘pseudo participation’, as citizens are regarded as the objects of research, who cannot actively participate in policy making process (Innes and Booher, 2000)
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However, there is still a huge skills gap around design
engagement, and perhaps more importantly, there is still
a lack of coherent and consistent systems and processes
to support both those tasked with delivering design
engagement, and those who would like to take part, but
simply can’t find a clear route into participating.