Lightning talk and practical exercise

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Embedding participation… or,
why does participation fail?

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What are we talking about?
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Participatory
Focus on
opportunities for
involvement
Deliberative
Focus on quality of
discourse
Direct
Focus on power to
decide
Online or
Offline

3. Why does
participation fail?
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4. It sits on top of our institutions, but
rarely takes root within

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6. Mainstream or embed fit-for-purpose, high quality
and inclusive public participation practices across
key government sectors, processes, and institutions.
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Participation Challenge

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Basic framework for
participation
Standards and
processes
Embedding
participation
Capacity building
Oversight bodies
Design pilots
New models
Establish rules for how
participation & policy interact
Access to decision-making
processes
Minimum standards for
practice
Conduct targeted outreach to
identify new actors
Create institutional
knowledge teams
Train public officials
Train members of the public
https://www.opengovpartnership.org/open-gov-guide/open-government-
foundations-mainstreaming-participation/

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Waters of Systems Change
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What are the conditions inhibiting participation?
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How could these conditions be changed?
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11. How and why do citizens participate?
What can you influence?
Motivations → Acknowledge
Resources → Influence
Opportunities → Shape
Trigger
● Emotional reaction
● Life event
● Hearing about
something
● Being asked
Motivation
● Values & beliefs
● Personal benefit
● Relationships /
community
● Helping others
● Having influence
Resources
● Practical (money, time,
transport)
● Learnt (skills,
knowledge,
experiences)
● Felt (confidence, sense
of efficacy)
Opportunity
● Organisations
● Events
● Physical / online
spaces
● Civic space Source: https://involve.org.uk/resources/knowledge-
base/how-and-why-do-people-participate