innovators exchange stakeholder engagement strategies nate anderson
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Engaging Whom? Who are the stakeholders you think are critical to engage? 3TRANSCRIPT
Innovators Exchange
Stakeholder Engagement Strategies
Nate Anderson
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Common Understanding
• What does stakeholder engagement mean to you?
• Why do it?
Engaging Whom?
• Who are the stakeholders you think are critical to engage?
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Overcoming Barriers
•What makes stakeholder engagement so hard?
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Principles of Public Engagement*• Bring people into the process early• Go beyond the usual suspects• Listen more, talk less• Set a constructive, problem-solving tone• Start where people are• Avoid overly technical discussions• Offer choices for deliberation• Expect obstacles and resistances• Follow-up is critical
*Source: Public Agenda
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What works (and doesn’t)
1. What not to do
2. What works: The stakeholder engagement strategies you have used in the past