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Gaining support for your ideas in the workplace

Try these steps when presenting your new ideas at work to get them approved and supported by your team members and leadership. Change isn’t easy for many people, which is why it’s often difficult to embrace new ideas in the workplace. But, as we all know, adapting to change and implementing new approaches can drive […]

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5 things you should do whilst engaging the community

Andrew Coulson lists 5 simple things you should be doing whilst you’re engaging the community to help you next time you are out and about. So you have read the blogs about how to do community engagement, you researched the processes and attended training on the tools and techniques. You may even have been a […]

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4 things to remember about stakeholder management

If you’re leading a big project, managing up is just as important as managing down. This article looks at 4 strategies for effective stakeholder management. When it comes to successfully shepherding high-profile projects to completion, managing up is just as important as managing down. Whether you’re working on a product launch, advertising campaign, or major purchase, […]

City calls on jury of its citizens to deliberate on Melbourne’s future

In a political landscape where trust has been eroded and the public are for the most part disengaged and disillusioned, it is refreshing to see state and local governments leading in some areas of policy innovation. A prime example of this is the use of deliberative democracy approaches to support the development of policies and […]

How can agile government work better with the community?

A truly agile government is able to work with its community, listen and respond authentically yet still provide the leadership we expect. What does public participation look like if government is agile? Kintsugi Alliance is facilitating a workshop as part of the collaborative forum, Community and Stakeholder Engagement in the Australian Public Sector, being held […]