Large scale community engagement strategies

Topics covered:
Have you been beavering away trying to work with individuals in your institutions, but feel it is now time to engage with the wider community? Then this is the workshop for you. Covering Appreciative Inquiry, World Cafe, Open Space, and Communities of Practice. The workshop will be a mix of theory bites, real life examples and group discussions. It will also give you space to think about what will be appropriate in your own institution. This will offer you examples of large-scale community engagement, direct you to online resources available to support you and help you discuss what would be the most appropriate strategy for your own organisation.

Speakers:
Kirsti Norris (Action for Sustainability) and Jo Matthews (Soil and Soul)