A fresh, creative approach to Public Consultation
‘Nobody doubts the importance of engaging with residents, but public consultations are challenging, time-consuming and cost money’(LGA)
Doing them right not only saves time, money and the risk of challenge, but provides communities with a genuine opportunity to shape the services they use and the places they live.
With a focus on co-production techniques, Paraffin ensures organisations not only meet their statutory obligations but arrive at better solutions.
Since 2019, Paraffin has brought its 20+ years’ experience working with commercial clients using the best practice from The Workshop Book and Supercharged Teams and our own Project Bridge (public sector) methodology to facilitate public consultation events.
How we do Public Consultation differently
Design a bespoke approach
for every engagement, with active participation in mind
Curate exercises
and experience for constructive contribution
Create time
and space for people to feel heard
Keep it simple
uncomplicated and jargon free, from verbal and written instructions to templates
Engage
existing community groups to help promote or cohost the event to maximise participation
A closer look at some of our work with public sector partners
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service
Public consultation on proposed changes to service delivery
Imagine Portsmouth 2040
A collaborative project to create a new city vision
Project Bridge
Co-created with Portsmouth’s Voluntary & Community Sector
Working with Paraffin
We create bespoke approaches, based on decades of best practice, to create engaging events and workshops that deliver positive outcomes.
Paraffin takes a completely transparent approach to costing, with each element of the project itemised and costed out to provide at-a-glance clarity on how your investment of public funds is being spent. Additionally, Paraffin only charges for time and expenses actually incurred. We’re always happy to share detailed session plans (appropriately anonymised) from previous projects, as an example – although we will always tailor our approach to suit your particular needs.
Interested in finding out more about working with Paraffin on your public consultations?
To set up a conversation about how Paraffin can support you with your public consultations, contact Nicola Waterman: nicolaw@paraffin.ltd
More Information
Supercharged Teams Chapter 8: Dealing with conflict Chapter 10: Engage your stakeholders The Workshop Book Chapter 26: Bring Communities togetherChapter 23: Co-create with consumers, customers and experts Please download our PDF with all our Public Sector details.