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Practical, independent workbooks and guidance for people making decisions that affect communities. Built to be used in project rooms, not left in a downloads folder.

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01
Engagement
that changes
decisions.

Name one decision people
can still influence.

PRACTICAL WORKBOOK
5 PAGES · THINKING FIRST
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Resource 01 · Meaningful influence

Engagement that
changes decisions

What can people still change about your project? How long do they have to have their say? If you can’t answer in a sentence, start here.

Ideas worth taking into the project room

  • Test what is fixed, what is open and what nobody has confirmed.
  • Make the case to the person who owns the decision.
  • Use one decision map and an invitation you can stand behind.

5 A4 pages · Space to think and write
Plus a responsive online edition for your phone

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Print and write on the PDF, edit the Word edition or type and download your notes online. Forward it to the person who owns your next decision. Version 1.4 · September 2026.

Not sure where to start?

Find the question your
project still needs to answer.

Our free five-question reflection looks at the case for place, the burden on communities, meaningful influence, protection from impacts and a fair local outcome.

It is not a pass mark. It is a starting point for a better project conversation.

Take the five-question test

The library will grow

What we’re considering next

Three proposed additions to turn reflection into action. These resources are not yet available.

02 Proposed next issue

When the client holds the constraints

Separate a client’s preference from a genuine limit, find the authority to reconsider it and make an honest invitation.

What can you offer when the decision sits elsewhere?

03 Proposed follow-on

Closing the loop when the answer is no

Explain what was considered, why a request was not adopted and what still needs a response.

Can people see how their input was treated?

04 Proposed follow-on

Understand the burden, not just the stakeholder list

Connect an activity to the people affected, their everyday experience and the response the project needs to make.

Whose experience have we not understood?

Practical guidance.
Not a substitute for judgement.

These resources are planning aids. They do not replace project-specific approvals, specialist advice or conversations with the people affected.

A completed template is not evidence of community support. The value is in what your team learns, changes and follows through on.

Use and adapt the working pages for your own projects. Share the original with attribution. No resale or rebranding.