I am glad to share highlights from a discussion with six local government and health affairs colleagues in Kannapolis, NC on September 20^th.  While discussing evaluation of public participation, someone said, “I see participation different from engagement.”

That comment led to a vigorous discussion.

From my perspective, the terms are often used interchangeably. I was interested in how those doing a lot of participation/engagement see the differences.

Here are the themes of our digging into Participation vs. Engagement Continue Reading