אם אינך רואה מייל זה לחץ כאן
header_5
  Hello!

Collaborative Social Impact can be achieved through a variety of strategies, each suited to different circumstances and goals. Public participation has recently become a core strategy in this regard.

Thanks to a growing trend of collaborative governance and democratization in government, more and more public participation processes can be seen, contributing to the shaping of more integrated and effective public policy, in Israel and around the world. Public participation is based on integrating the perspectives of multiple stakeholders from different sectors, and deepening the ability and willingness of government, civil society and the business sector to work together. This also paves the way for creating collaborative social impact.

In our experience, as public participation practitioners in Israel for over a decade, we have learned that all these benefits are only gained when the participation processes are based on a well-founded conceptual and methodological infrastructure. When these are absent, there is no added value, and there is even a risk of damage.

Here are examples of two very different processes, one from Hungary and one from Israel. There is, of course, a wide range of possibilities between these two examples, but what distinguishes between them is, primarily the professionalism and skill of process leaders and operators and their ability to formulate agreement and build trust.

You are invited to send us your comments and thoughts to: yeda@sheatufim.org.il. 

Enjoy!
_______1_0
When public participation processes are NOT the right way to go
 
An interesting article recently published in the journal Policy &Politics
examines the largest public participation process undertaken by government to date: A questionnaire distributed to 8 million (!) households in Hungary by Victor Urban's government, enabling the public to influence decision-making on a variety of issues, ranging from unemployment to immigrant absorption.The authors explain what went wrong in the process, and suggest five conditions for achieving real added value in participation processes - for a summarized version see here.
_____11
____________...
So, how to do it right?

The first cross-sector round table in Israel, established in the Prime Minister's Office in 2008,  spearhead collaborative processes in Israeli government. This round-table has established trust between the sectors and paved the way for more collaboration. you are invited to read about the strategies employed in this round table, and its outputs, in a paper (currently only in Hebrew) which summarizes nine years of discourse and collaboration, in the period when the table was operated by Sheatufim's  team. >> To review click here
_____2_1
How to decide whether a topic is appropriate for public participation?

Recently, the State Comptroller's Office, which we have accompanied for the past three years, has chosen to lead a capacity building workshop on Public Participation methodologies among the ministry's staff.

Sheatufim's team designed a unique training workshop for personnel of the State Comptroller's Office, who lead participation processes in the framework of their audits. One tool that was learned in this training was this "Decisions Tree", which helps formulate the decisions required during the planning and execution of participation processes, In particular the question: Is the topic and the type of process suitable for a public participation methodology? 

If you too are interested in building the infrastructure and organizational capability to lead public participation processes, or if you wish to learn about collaborative decision-making processes, write us! 

>> For more details on The Studio for Collaborative Social Processes click here.
__
לחץ לקבלת לגרסה הנגישה