Pillar 4: Review
In our busy workplaces, it can be challenging to set aside time to evaluate our efforts. However, public engagement is rarely a single event, but rather, an ongoing relationship built on trust and communication between local officials and the community.
Step 1: Evaluate Public Engagement Approach
- In what ways was the public engagement and housing process successful?
- What could have gone better?
- Is there any training needed in order to execute this type of public engagement more effectively in the future? (e.g. facilitation skills; graphic design; survey question construction; meeting design)
Step 2: Evaluate Outreach Plan
- What aspect of the community outreach plan worked well?
- What could have gone better?
- Were there community groups not represented at the housing planning events?
- Are there community leaders with whom the agency should build stronger ties?
Step 3: What Barriers Did You Overcome?
- What internal organizational barriers did you overcome while engaging the public during the housing planning process?
- What other political barriers did you overcome?