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Public consultation is often a regulatory requirement for projects involving government policies, land use and services. Often, the agency involved wants to ensure that public consultation is done as a matter of a larger process. The challenge is to ensure that public consultation is honest, legitimate and open, and that commitments to incorporate public input are honored. The Final Product - Before you conduct public consultation, you should have a clear idea of what input you're seeking and how you will ultimately use it. Meeting Expectations - If you're required by an agency to conduct public input, your first objective is to understand their objectives and understanding about the process and application of public input. Developing the Process - You may only need the more traditional public consultation process - like a public meeting or open house, or you may need to "drill down" more to ensure that you have an accurate cross-section of public input. Managing the Process - You need to have a strategy for how your process is managed and who in your organization will be the lead person to respond to public and media inquiries. We Can Help You: We start from the end to ensure that all parties to the consultation process understand the requirements and input needed from public consultation. We chart out a strategy to obtain the necessary input from the target audiences and/or opinion leaders. We help conduct the various forms of research required to increase the efficiency of input. We facilitate the input processes with the public and stakeholders. We provide an objective final report and recommendations from the public consultation process. We assist in enhancing on-going dialogue with the public and stakeholders.