Community engagement Archives - Writing For Councils

Using AI for consultation documents will be different every time.

Case studies Community engagement Using AI

What I learned using AI to develop two consultation documents

When I first started using AI seriously, I built myself four advanced prompts to support the development of consultation documents. I was pretty...

Debra BradleyJuly 13, 2026

Community engagement Using AI

Case Study: Review of a Communications Plan

AI tools, Community engagement Pauline Webby is a Senior Water & Wastewater Planning Advisor who used the Community Engagement Planning tools to review her...

Debra BradleyNovember 4, 2025

Community engagement Using AI

Create Better Consultation Documents by Starting with the Options

One way to build a consultation document is from the ground up – reviewing the source documents, thinking about the topic and drafting the...

Debra BradleyNovember 4, 2025

Community engagement

Create Community Engagement Plans That Work With Your Natural Strengths

Community engagement Does the term ‘community engagement’ make you want to run for the hills or dive right in? Your reaction is likely...

Debra BradleyOctober 7, 2025

Community engagement Council documents LTP documents

Ideas for your next consultation document

Here are some ideas for you to consider when developing your next consultation document.They are sourced from nine of the best LTP consultation documents...

Debra BradleyJuly 31, 2023

Community engagement Council documents Reports

How to use Whole Brain Thinking to be successful at work

Whole Brain Thinking is a great tool which you can use when: preparing a community engagement plan writing a strategy, plan or report...

Debra BradleyMarch 26, 2023

Climate change Community engagement

Community engagement on climate change

Here are some inspiring examples of councils engaging with their communities about climate change, from the New Zealand Coastal Society’s Special Publication 5....

Debra BradleyJanuary 13, 2023