Welcome
The Participation Playbook is an interactive guide to help you successfully advocate for and implement a participatory program for your government or community. It is a tool for people who want to open up government to meaningful and equitable community participation.
How to use the Playbook
1. Policy Challenge
First, learn about common challenges that the Playbook can address, and how participatory programs can help solve these challenges.
2. Participation Solution
Then, select a participatory program that meets your needs, and answer a series of questions to design a plan that works for your situation.
3. Playbook Plan
Finally, after completing your playbook, you’ll have an action plan that enables you to run a successful program!
Participation Solutions
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Design Your Participatory Process
The playbook will walk you through the most important questions to answer when designing a participation process. Each step of the way, we will share recommended options and information to help you decide. At the end, you will have a plan for your process.
The Playbook is managed by People Powered, in collaboration with dozens of organizations and experts around the world.