Are you tired of reaching solutions that are under attack before they are even implemented?

 Would you like to feel more comfortable about long-term support for your project? 

Making decisions by involving everyone who has an interest may seem difficult and time consuming but there are tremendous advantages.

• Getting fresh ideas and creative approaches
• Possible influence of decision makers to provide money and resources
• Positive word of mouth publicity
• Less opposition at the end of the project

Citizen/Stakeholder involvement can be a win/win for everyone.

How you structure the process, however, makes all the difference.

Involvement can be a win/win but it needs to be done right to work well. If you involve people but then pay no attention to what they said, you will likely be in a worse position than before. Does that mean you have to do everything participants say? No, but the process needs to be structured so everyone understands how their input will used.

• “Go Slow to Go Fast – The Quick and Easy Guide to Facilitating Citizen/Stakeholder Involvement” and 
• “Keys to the City”

are two books written by Dr. Dixie Schmatz that are designed to help with the process.

“Go Slow to Go Fast – The Quick and Easy Guide to Facilitating Citizen/Stakeholder Involvement” gives detailed information and specific examples of what you need to do and why. It is practical and easy to read. (You can get more information and see the table of contents in the Guide Book section of this site.)

“Keys to the City” is a story (yes, it is a fictional story but based on actual experiences) about a community that has to choose between jobs for their citizens or saving their 100 year old forest preserve. It is an inspiring, fun, and a quick read about the disasters that can happen when you attempt stakeholder involvement and why you need to involve them anyway .  

These books are written by Dixie Schmatz, Ph.D. who has facilitated stakeholder involvement for many years. She brings her experience and insite to each page.

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