Effictive Supervisory Practices p376-379

The purpose of the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation is to:

• Inform the public about decisions

• Consult the public for feedback

• Involve the public in decision-making

• Collaborate with the public in each aspect of the decision

• Empower the public to make the final decision

Which level of public participation involves placing final decision making in the hands of the public?

In the 'Consult' level of public participation, what is the main goal?

The role of the public in 'Participatory budgeting' is to:

• make decisions on budget allocations

• observe the budgeting process

• audit the final budget

• propose budget cuts

How does the 'Collaborate' level of public participation differ from 'Involve'?

• Collaborate involves working together with the public to make decisions, while Involve means including the public in the decision-making process without necessarily working together.

• Collaborate means including the public in the decision-making process without necessarily working together, while Involve involves working together with the public to make decisions.

• Collaborate and Involve both mean the same in terms of public participation.

• Collaborate means excluding the public from the decision-making process, while Involve means including them.

What are the two examples of empowering the public mentioned in the text?

• Example 1 and Example 2

• Example 3 and Example 4

• Example 5 and Example 6

• Example 7 and Example 8

What is the first step in the Public Participation Decision Tree?

• Inform

• Consult

• Involve

• Collaborate

What are the key steps and time line for your project?

• Planning and Research, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment

• Initiation, Execution, Monitoring, Closing

• Analysis, Design, Implementation, Maintenance

• Concept, Design, Development, Launch

How big/small is this project/issue? How controversial or popular? Who is most likely to be impacted?

• The project/issue is small and not controversial, impacting few people.

• The project/issue is large and controversial, impacting many people.

• The project/issue is small but controversial, impacting a specific group.

• The project/issue is large but not controversial, impacting a broad audience.

Who has the power to make which decisions? At which points will public input be sought and considered?

• The government has the power to make all decisions, and public input is never considered.

• Decisions are made by a committee, and public input is sought at every stage.

• The power to make decisions is shared between the government and the public, with input considered at specific points.

• Only the public has the power to make decisions, and government input is sought.