Earn trust: 6 steps to
constructive stakeholder engagement
Adapt
No matter how good the plan is, conditions always change. The social environment is highly dynamic and interests will change as new information comes available. We help you keep your plans in check by analysing incoming information and periodically reviewing performance.
Identify
Your project will affect others. Before anything else, you must identify who will be affected and how. We provide Stakeholder Identification and Mapping tools and methods to ensure that you accurately identify and incorporate your relevant stakeholders in your plans. Considering others is the first step to earning trust.
Understand
A better understanding of your project's stakeholders is fundamental for seeking common ground and trying to align opposing interests. We work with you to better understand their fundamental drivers and motivations, what their structure and what is the best way to reach out to them.
Reach
You must approach your stakeholders with clear and well thought out principles and key messages. Transparency and consistency is key to the establishment of a good relationship. We help you plan the engagement to achieve the best results from each meeting or communications campaign.
Analyse
Using comprehensive risk assessment and social impact assessment methodologies, we assist you in determining how your project can impact your stakeholders and how they can impact your project.
Plan
Once we know what can go wrong, let's plan for success. With a deep understanding of your stakeholders and their interests, and clear insight into what can affect their objectives and your project's, we are well prepared to find common ground, eliminate or reduce the risks and ensure all possible synergies are being exploited.