This document summarizes a presentation on culturally competent planning and engagement. It discusses:
1) Analyzing a community's culture through understanding who lives there, cultural behaviors, cultural guides, and mental models.
2) Applying cultural understanding to the planning process through choosing engagement methods appropriate to each community and building relationships.
3) Achieving planning outcomes like vision, engagement, and empowerment through collaborative processes like community projects and the use of poetry.
This is Hawaii State Senator Les Ihara's powerpoint presentation for a December 2009 presentation at the the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Les was one of several legislators who presented during "The Rise and Fall of the Town Hall Meeting" event.
MUGNA- is the outcome of a regional and national planning process involving the various NCCA sub-commissions with the end view of expanding the contributions of culture to national growth and development . Towards a Sustained Cultural Development of Negros Island
#National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Negros Cultural Foundation for the Negros Island, YATTA. #For 2016, six cities/ towns of Negros Island have been selected for its pilot run, namely DUMAGUETE, BAIS & AMLAN,CALATRAVA, KABANKALAN AND MURCIA.
This is Hawaii State Senator Les Ihara's powerpoint presentation for a December 2009 presentation at the the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Les was one of several legislators who presented during "The Rise and Fall of the Town Hall Meeting" event.
MUGNA- is the outcome of a regional and national planning process involving the various NCCA sub-commissions with the end view of expanding the contributions of culture to national growth and development . Towards a Sustained Cultural Development of Negros Island
#National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA), Negros Cultural Foundation for the Negros Island, YATTA. #For 2016, six cities/ towns of Negros Island have been selected for its pilot run, namely DUMAGUETE, BAIS & AMLAN,CALATRAVA, KABANKALAN AND MURCIA.
Presentation by Liz Coll (Consumer Focus) and Tim Hughes (Involve) of research into participation and active citizenship:
'Hands up and hands on', by Consumer Focus and
'Pathways through participation', by NCVO, IVR and Involve.
Director General Dennis L. Cunanan of the Technology Resource Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has an extensive background of service in both the public and private sector, having been involved in the National Youth Commission agency and the House of Representatives.
Dennis has long been an active member of Junior Chamber International Philippines, the national chapter of a non-profit international organization driven by Young Active Citizens Creating Positive Change. JCI is the oldest and most premier leadership development organization in Asia, from its founding in 1947. He was appointed National President of JCI Philippines in 2005. As National President, Dennis prioritized a 3- Point Agenda for training, entrepreneurship, and re-integration of the family in the organization; he hopes to carry a similar focus when he assumes the position of Junior Chamber International’s Secretary General in on January 1, 2014, after having been appointed in the 2012 World Congress in Taiwan. The Dennis Cunanan News website will serve as a repository of updates on Dennis’s Philippine and international activities as a representative of JCI.
1:1 Community Interview Examples & Tips for LibrariesWiLS
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In this session, attendees will hear about three different case studies for using 1:1 interviews as an information gathering method in a library or other municipal setting: 1) to learn how people currently use a city service and how that service might evolve to better suit community needs; 2) to learn about the wider community’s and individuals’ goals and aspirations, and challenges they see or experience in order to inform a library’s planning process; 3) to tell a more complete story of a community’s history through 1:1 interviews. Along with these case studies, session organizers will offer some best practices and practical tips for conducting 1:1 interviews to support these similar yet distinct information gathering efforts.
Presentation to the American Planning Association's National Planning Conference, New York City, May 2017. Presenters Wayne Feiden, Joel Mills, Eva Hull.
Presentation by Liz Coll (Consumer Focus) and Tim Hughes (Involve) of research into participation and active citizenship:
'Hands up and hands on', by Consumer Focus and
'Pathways through participation', by NCVO, IVR and Involve.
Director General Dennis L. Cunanan of the Technology Resource Center of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has an extensive background of service in both the public and private sector, having been involved in the National Youth Commission agency and the House of Representatives.
Dennis has long been an active member of Junior Chamber International Philippines, the national chapter of a non-profit international organization driven by Young Active Citizens Creating Positive Change. JCI is the oldest and most premier leadership development organization in Asia, from its founding in 1947. He was appointed National President of JCI Philippines in 2005. As National President, Dennis prioritized a 3- Point Agenda for training, entrepreneurship, and re-integration of the family in the organization; he hopes to carry a similar focus when he assumes the position of Junior Chamber International’s Secretary General in on January 1, 2014, after having been appointed in the 2012 World Congress in Taiwan. The Dennis Cunanan News website will serve as a repository of updates on Dennis’s Philippine and international activities as a representative of JCI.
1:1 Community Interview Examples & Tips for LibrariesWiLS
Presented at WLA 2021 Annual Conference, November 19th, by Laura Damon-Moore, WiLS; Martín Alvarado, Madison Public Library; Jon Mark Bolthouse, Fond du Lac Public Library
In this session, attendees will hear about three different case studies for using 1:1 interviews as an information gathering method in a library or other municipal setting: 1) to learn how people currently use a city service and how that service might evolve to better suit community needs; 2) to learn about the wider community’s and individuals’ goals and aspirations, and challenges they see or experience in order to inform a library’s planning process; 3) to tell a more complete story of a community’s history through 1:1 interviews. Along with these case studies, session organizers will offer some best practices and practical tips for conducting 1:1 interviews to support these similar yet distinct information gathering efforts.
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APA2015_S486 Final
1. Culturally Competent Planning and
Engagement
2015 American Planning Association National Conference
Function Code: S486
Sunday, April 19, 2015
PRESENTERS
Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP
The National Consortium for Creative Placemaking
Ivette Mongalo-Winston, AICP, LEED AP
Owner, Mongalo-Winston Consulting, LLC
Milenko Matanovic
Executive Director, Pomegranate Center
2. Learning Objectives
1. Understand CULTURE
2. Apply culture to your PROCESS
3. Not just about facilitation
4. Engaging people EARLY
5. ACTION while planning- community project
6. Building teams and social capital
3. Overview
Part 1: Analysis
ANALYSIS FOR CULTURALLY
COMPETENT PLANNING
Part 2: Process
APPLYING WHAT YOU
LEARN TO THE PROCESS
Part 3: Outcomes
VISION, ENGAGEMENT,
AND POETRY
5. Culture and cultural competency
Culture
A shared set of beliefs and
practices by a community
Evident by how people behave in,
organize or use the built
environment
Cultural competency for
planners
Awareness
Beliefs
Behaviors
Self-awareness critical
Not just the golden rule
6. Standard approaches
Review census demographic data
Review market segmentation data
Explore written history of community
8. Who is there?
American Community Survey data on heritage
Schools demographic data
Trend analysis
Key institutions and organizations
Determine acculturation and empowerment
Art
9. Cultural behaviors
Who influences whom?
‘Safe’ and ‘unsafe’ areas: (for whom?)
Experiences with planning interventions
Sponsored development and vernacular
land use
Responses to current or recent
controversies
Who has more presence?
10. Cultural guide(s)
Knows the area well
Willing and able to provide candid
knowledge
Respects multiple perspectives
‘Formers’ can make the best
guides
11. Mental models
About change
About development
About planning
Test your hypotheses
12. Scoping issues
Leave plenty of time for qualitative background research
Be flexible about public engagement techniques and structures
The more diverse the community, and the greater the tension there
is within the community, the longer the project will take
Reserve time for reflection and course corrections
13. Thanks
Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP
Executive Director, National Consortium for Creative Placemaking
Lecturer, The Ohio State University
leo@artsbuildcommunities.com
973-763-6352
2444 Morris Avenue, Suite 214
Union, NJ 07083
14. Culture and Engagement Practices
Ivette Mongalo, AICP, LEED AP
Mongalo-Winston Consulting, LLC
Planning + Engagement
It’s not a one size fits all solution...
15. It’s taking the time to get to know a
place and the people.
Do your homework
Be ready to learn
Build relationships
Choose the right tools
16. Do your homework
Identify partners early on
Stay tuned to local news
Understand politics
Understand the history
Who are the major stakeholders?
Who do people trust?
Who are people suspicious of?
Who are the REAL community
leaders?
What are the land mine issues?
17. Case Study: Lower Hill District
Redevelopment Plan
Know your history Stick it out: Years of mistrust
will not be erased overnight• Understand long
term effects
• Have to rebuild trust
• Consistency and transparency
• Ongoing engagement
• Maintain respectful dialogue
18. Be ready to learn from others
You are not the expert…
Figure out who is.
Not just FACILITATION, but COLLABORATION
Professional Expertise + Local Knowledge
“Change is scary”
19. Build Relationships
Question #1: Who is going to
be affected by the project?
Ownership: Who will help
implement the project?
Faith leaders
YOUTH
POLITICIANS
SOCIAL SERVICES
STAKEHOLDERS
RESIDENTS
LEADERS
BUSINESS OWNERS
20. Case Study: Tulsa, OK
People were
distrustful of city
government
• We made it clear
meeting discussions
would only relate to the
neighborhood planning
• Legal status was off-limits
People were
afraid to gather in
specific places
• Varied the location of
meetings
• Attended a School
Open House to get to
the parents
Residents were
distrustful of staff
• Located a neighborhood
leader and trusted soccer
coach to participate in
meetings
• Create a more comfortable
environment
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21. Choose your tools accordingly
Meetings
Workshops
Online platforms
Have partners advocate
Use pictures
Some people don’t like to
talk..
Post-its
Surveys
22. Pick your strategies based on local
sensitivities
Large immigrant
population
distrustful of
government
Don’t invite people to
a government
building filled with
public officials, police,
etc.
The area has low
car ownership
Conduct your
meetings where
people can walk to it,
or take transit
If only 2 out of 10
families own a
computer…
Don’t do all of your
meeting
communications
online, and don’t
make an online
survey your primary
tool.
24. What I’ve learned…
1. Create conditions for success
2. You are always the newcomer, adapt to your
surroundings
3. Choose ‘safe’ locations and a neutral host
4. Don’t be afraid of anger or mistrust
5. Food is key
6. There’s no one size fits all approach
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POMEGRANATE CENTER
use creativity to build community
1986-2014: 100+ COMMUNITY FORUMS
1991-2014: 49 GATHERING PLACES
2010-2014: TRAINING, REPLICATION
