Facilitation
CategoryHaving better conversations about hot topics
Community or public engagement is an essential part of most successful planning projects or decision-making initiatives. When it comes to hot topics that are polarizing, …
Learning How to Create Safer Spaces: A Learning Journey
With gratitude to Elaine Alec for passing along this important teaching From social inequity to climate change to COVID-19, communities face an array of …
Local government – Indigenous Community to Community (C2C) Forum events – the December 4th grant deadline is fast approaching
Do you want to strengthen relationships and foster co-operative action between your local government and Indigenous communities in your region? This has been the overarching …
Want to build trust and increase participation in your community?
Our Engagement Review process can help. If you share the core belief that inclusive public participation is essential for trust and good governance, then you’ll …
Strategic Planning – A Good Move
“The essence of strategy is choosing what not to do.” (Michael Porter, Harvard Business School) Choosing what “not to do” is arguably more difficult than …
WCS Welcomes New Team Member
Kim Slater – Engagement and Communications Coordinator Kim joins WCS Engagement + Planning as Engagement and Communications Coordinator. With over a decade’s worth of experience …
TED2016 Live Screening and Community Discussion
We are co-hosting a live screening of the TED2016 Conference February 15-19 at the Whistler Public Library. Community Discussion Friday February 19th 12:00-1:00pm, Come watch …
Is Your Team on the Same Page?
Tofino’s strategic plan is helping staff and Council move forward together It’s never too late to convene Council and senior staff in a strategic planning …
Strategic Planning ‘How To’ Workshops
We offer strategic planning ‘how to’ workshops for community organizations and small businesses Getting communities moving in the same direction toward a shared vision is …
We Are Cities
The Centre is the BC convener for the We Are Cities initiative. Coordinated by Evergreen Cityworks and funded by the McConnell Foundation, ‘We Are Cities’ …
TED 2015
TED 2015 Community discussion in partnership with the Whistler Public Library, March 2015 We hosted free public live streaming of all the TED 2015 Conferences …
New Council? Get everyone moving in the same direction!
If you’re welcoming in a new, or predominantly new, Council, getting everyone working as a team and moving in the same direction is critical. To …