Consultation means many things to many people. To us, it is all about getting your message across, listening carefully to what people have to say and making sure their views have the right impact.

In recent years, we have concentrated on designing and delivering effective consultations for clients who want to:

• Get communities involved in projects and strategies that will influence their lives.
• Prove to central government that they have local political and community support for their project.
• Obtain planning permission for a development without having to get involved with lobbying or spin.

Our solutions are based on ensuring that:

• Everyone who needs to be involved in a consultation has the opportunity to have their say; even socially and ethnically diverse groups.
  
• Our client receives feedback that is helpful to them. Too often consultations deliver results that can’t influence decision-making because the feedback is irrelevant. This is due to the failure to ask for the right feedback in the right way at the right time.
  
• The consultations we deliver are never criticised by stakeholders and communities. It is incredibly important to us that people trust and appreciate that our consultation techniques are transparent, effective and designed to encourage people to get involved in the right way.