Resources

Duty to Involve: Making it Work

...is packed full of indispensable advice for managers, practioners, councillors and partnerships. It shows you how you can turn this duty into an opportunity to boost community engagement.

• Shows you the critical factors for successfully implementing the duty, identifying challenges and offering tips and suggestions for action
• Provides an overview of the statutory requirements and responsibilities, and shows you how the duty to involve links to other duties and to comprehensive area assessment
• Includes twelve in-depth case studies of authorities and agencies who have already successfully implemented the duty and are leading the way
• Shows you how community development can help you to make the most of this new opportunity

To download a PDF of "Duty to Involve: Making it Work" click here.

Creating Conversations for Change

...is a guide for everyone who wishes to engage people in community building experiences and change, using collaborative methods that build on people's own experiences and create ownership and responsibility

This guide will:
  

• Help you understand the importance of talking and listening and how to use the questions that arise in conversations in a constructive way, as catalysts for change
• Provide you with a range of techniques and methods – such as the World Café and Open Space – to prepare for and facilitate group learning experiences in an inclusive way
• Give you tips on how to collect ('harvest') the results of the conversations and organise them in a useful way
  
• Point you towards a series of valuable resources with more information on participatory methods

To download a PDF of "Creating Conversations for Change" click here.