This document discusses different levels of community engagement for local projects, from simply informing communities to empowering community leadership. It suggests starting engagement small through focus groups and gatekeepers to build relationships and receive feedback. Keeping engagement manageable by breaking projects into "bite-size" chunks and staying flexible is advised. The document also notes that providing tangible outputs as well as tea and cake can help motivate community participation, and success can be measured by developing shared understanding and tangible outcomes.

1. Local engagement:
how do we do it?

2. • Local List • What type of
• Historic Area community
Appraisals engagement do
• Neighbourhood you want or need?
Plans

3. Levels of engagement
• Informing: telling people about your
project
• Consulting: giving people choices
• Active role: decision making and
influencing
• Supporting others to take the lead:
empowering ownership

4. Creating a community buzz

5. Start small, even if you need to think big!

6. Community gatekeepers and focus groups
Build
relationships
Share your
ideas and
receive
feedback
Test
assumptions

7. Keeping things manageable
Chunking
Bite-size
opportunities
Staying
flexible

8. What do people want from
taking part?

9. Never underestimate the power of
tea and cake!

10. Keeping it relevant

11. Personal links, Challenges &
Rewards

12. What do people want from
you?

13. Developing Local Lists in Essex

14. Something tangible

15. Developing a common language

16. Measuring success

17. Over to you