Community and Stakeholder Engagement
People are always at the heart of what we do
We excel in working with diverse communities to create meaningful outcomes that resonate over time. Greenshoot’s engagement practice is based on building strong and lasting relationships with all stakeholders, underpinned by an unwavering commitment to learning, refining and applying culturally-appropriate methodologies to engage with local communities.
Our approach anchors in listening deeply, a commitment to establishing trust, strengthening relationships, and aligning behind a shared vision. We provide a blend of research acumen, design thinking expertise, strategic planning and sophisticated stakeholder engagement practice.
We are passionate about meaningful engagement with communities to inform infrastructure planning and projects
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City of Monash Arts and Culture Strategy
Community engagement to guide the direction of creative and cultural support programs, events and initiatives.
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Yan Yean Reservoir Master Plan
Workshops with hard-to-reach groups including culturally and linguistically diverse peoples, people with disability and youth community members.
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Preston Central Community Engagement
Supporting community members to share their needs, values, concerns and aspirations on the growth and development of the Preston Central Activity Centre.
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Kerbside Waste Consultation Community Engagement
Gathering community feedback on changes to hard waste and kerbside waste and recycling collection services to inform future service standards and equitable reform delivery.
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Saxon Street Redevelopment
The First Peoples engagement aimed to ground the project in a culturally relevant narrative, connecting the precinct to people and place.
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Parking Permit Policy Community Engagement
Ensuring a representative sample of the Darebin community had the opportunity to feed into the process, including members of typically hard-to-reach groups.
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Sovereign Hill Community Engagement
Delivering a community activation program to seek community and stakeholder feedback into the development of Sovereign Hill’s 10 year master plan process.
Greenshoot’s Community and Stakeholder Engagement services include:
Creative engagement
By encouraging the active participation of individuals or communities in imaginative, expressive and innovative activities, we increase opportunities to gather feedback, input and support. Our creative engagement approaches are inclusive, playful, and culturally responsive to invite deeper participation.
Surveys, workshops and focus groups
Tailored engagement methods designed to listen and think deeply. From broad-reaching surveys to facilitated workshops and targeted focus groups, we tailor our approach to reach the right people, ask the right questions, and generate meaningful insights.
Specialist engagement
Greenshoot is committed to amplifying the roles and voices of under-represented and marginalised people within society. We design respectful engagement processes that are accessible and enjoyable to support meaningful contribution.
Deliberative engagement
Giving communities the time, space, and support to deeply consider complex issues. Using methods like citizens’ juries and community panels, deliberative engagement brings diverse voices together to explore options, weigh trade-offs, and make informed and collective recommendations.
Hard to reach groups
The experiences, ideas and perspectives of hard-to-reach groups can enrich insights and decision-making processes- leading to more relevant community decisions, policies and outcomes. We tailor an approach using multiple forms of communication in a variety of languages to reach the widest possible audience.
Digital engagement
Online tools that expand reach, improve access, and invite participation in new ways. From interactive mapping to discussion boards and surveys, our digital engagement strategies are designed to be inclusive, user-friendly, and responsive to community needs.