| Fear
and Trepidation
On
Thursday, March 11 RJM Design Group led an educational session
at the California Parks and Recreation Society’s (CPRS)
2004 Recreation and Park Training Conference.
The title of the course, "Fear and Trepidation”
is an appropriate title for how some Recreation and Park professionals
view the public participation process.
RJM
led the group through a design workshop that focused on the
greatest fears, benefits and methods for overcoming the perceived
obstacles to public participation events. The workshop was
a hands-on example of how a successful public participation
workshop would be structured with the CPRS delegates as the
subjects.
The
course was a success and these summary results were posted
on this web page as a resource for the workshop participants.
CPRS
members create community through people, parks and
programs.
Workshop
Activities
Consensus Results
Discussion 1 – Greatest Fears
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Lack
of or no participation
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Special interests/NIMBY domination
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Lack of support
Discussion
2 – Benefits
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Ownership
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Support for funding/future programs
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Meeting
actual unique needs of the community
Discussion
3 – Methods
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Saturation
of information to the community/clear consistent message
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Web site
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Personal contact
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