How can this site help me?
Peopleandparticipation.net has a number of practical functions which are detailed under the headings below.
This is an easy to use search engine for participatory methods. It is designed for users who are in the stage of planning for participation. The process planner presents you with a series of questions and recommends participatory methods based on your answers. The process planner also features useful supporting information and check-lists that you can use when you plan and set up your participation process.
This section of the site features detailed and concise information about over thirty of the most popular and successful methods used in public participation. The section is useful for all users, both those looking for general information to practitioners looking for detailed information on particular participation methods. For further information about a specific method, contact details are available for key organisations who invented or regularly practice the method.
This section of site contains examples of successful participatory practice and is particularly useful for users who are researching or planning for participation. The wide ranging selection of case studies showcases good practice across the participation spectrum. Contact details accompany each case study. Users can upload their own cases to the site.
The news and events section contains up to date news feeds (RSS feeds) from a variety of sources , all of which are relevant to participation. The interactive calendar allows those in the participation field the publicise their own events and anything else they feel might interest users of the site.
This section allows site users to post their questions about participation. Involve staff will respond to these questions on the site and over time we will collectively create an ever growing knowledge bank of answers to common questions. This sction of the site is run as a pilot and users are guaranteed a response to any participation related question sent via this mechanism.
The participation library is a collection of written and web-based resources from around the world to help site users make sense of public participation. Registered site users can upload relevant links that the find useful to the site.
Making a Difference: a guide to evaluating participation is a separate website run by Involve which contains all the information you need to start evaluating your participation projects. |
