The Case for Better Community Influenced Decision-Making

Communities need to be able to make their voice heard to influence Government decision-making, so they receive the resources that they want and need.

We need…..

to think together

WE need a public value decision system that enables government to participate with resilient communities to achieve vision by thinking together using their different strengths. Valuable local intelligence needs to be gathered.

to deliver benefits that the community priorities

Good community participation will result in the right benefits being targeted and real measurable impact being delivered.

to be courageous enough to have difficult conversations

WE need to courageously and transparently navigate the ambiguity of difficult conversations. To intentionally lean in to listen and learn from each other, to build trust and confidence.

a structured approach

That approach needs to be a holistic, systematic, and relational.

to develop a shared vision – Government and Community

We must articulate a vision for the community or organisation or nation and identify the best public value, affordable and achievable way to achieve that vision.

Over the past 8 years I have developed my “Better Decision Better Outcomes” (BDBO) approach to develop community-based portfolio business cases in New Zealand and overseas. It is a systematic, relational and holistic way of thinking to make better decisions for better outcomes.

If you’re interested in training, or applying the BDBO approach to your organisation, district or region I’d love to talk to you. Please book a free appointment here