Facilitation and participatory processes

Why facilitation and participatory processes at ISF?

Partnering with ISF can provide you with innovative and effective ways to engage your stakeholders using participatory, inclusive and deliberative approaches. These processes can:

• provide an evidence-base for decision making and planning
• uncover innovative ideas that might otherwise be overlooked
• enhance stakeholder ownership of, and commitment to your project
• act as a powerful tool for guiding change. 

What we offer

ISF has a demonstrated track record in the design, delivery and evaluation of effective, evidence-based participatory processes, from traditional consultation through to highly innovative deliberative methods. These include:

• design, facilitation, analysis and evaluation of participatory community engagement processes, including:
  • workshops
  • focus groups
  • interviews
  • events
  • information stalls
  • surveys
• design and evaluation of citizen juries and other deliberative democracy events
• design and delivery of participatory international development approaches
• design and delivery of short courses and enterprise learning initiatives.

Work with us

We work with not-for-profit organisations, private sector companies and agencies across all levels of government to design, deliver and evaluate engaging, evidence-based participatory initiatives. 

Whatever change you wish to see in the world, working with us means creating something that will last.

Our projects

Previous projects in this space include:

• Worldwide Views on Global Warming (in partnership with the Danish Board of Technology and Danish Cultural Institute)
• Water in North East Victoria: regional community development climate adaptation plan (North East Greenhouse Alliance)
• Stakeholder Perceptions of Deliberative Democratic Processes (newDemocracy Foundation)
• Systemic Impacts of Mini-publics (newDemocracy Foundation)