standing panels

STANDING PANELS: A DIFFERENT FORM OF DELIBERATION

STANDING PANELS: A DIFFERENT FORM OF DELIBERATION

Have you heard about standing panels? They’re a form of deliberative engagement that can be super effective, particularly if you have a lot of different issues and topics you need to engage your community around. They’re also a really cool way of embedding deliberative practice in decision-making. Plus, they’re already happening in Australia. We’ve got the lowdown on what they are, the key considerations in planning for them and some snapshots of the two ongoing standing panels we’re facilitating in the local government realm.