Things seem to be heating up on all fronts with respect to planning, design and community engagement.
There are many calls for help as the demands of sustainability initiatives become felt at all levels of our society. And there’s a lot of fear and anxiety around. People are worried about the state of the world, local concerns, their financial security…
There’s a lot of worry about…
I know that people working in government, the development industry, community engagement, planning and design are busy and eager to do the best they can with limited resources. yet things seem to ge getting harder!
Don’t you wish there were a one-stop shop where you could take your social planning questions and get fast and reliable advice?
And don’t you wish that things could be a little more “creative”: better options than those tired and boring “Open Houses” and argumentative public meetings?
That support is here. Here are some of the services I can offer you:
Community Engagement
Ways of linking sustainability policies and projects with community engagement processes to build and strengthen community capacity
Community education processes to help local people understand sustainability issues such as automobile dependence, housing density, population change, intergenerational relationships, environmental ethics
Advice on designing and implementing community engagement programs that yield real results
Training for staff and community members in community engagement, workshop facilitation and recording and related tasks
Inspirational presentations and workshops about community engagement models and approaches: including “Working at the Edge” and fostering creativity in engagement processes.
Tested, reliable approaches for evaluating your processes so you can refine your approaches
Engagement processes for children and young people
Community engagement with sustainability (“Kitchen Table Sustainability”)
The SpeakOut Model: workshops, presentations, guidelines and practical advice for implementing this model
Developing manuals, checklists, policies, templates and all the ingredients of a community engagement culture for an organisation such as a local council, a developer, a state or federal government department or agency
How to build community capacity about complex technical matters
How to be truly inclusionary in your engagement processes
Community engagement and governance: the missing link
Engagement processes that are nourishing and support personal growth
Housing Design
Advice on site planning and design: from the residents’ perspective
Post-occupancy evaluations of housing and residential areas
Community engagement processes targeted to housing planning and design issues
Guidelines for higher density housing
Advice on the reasons for resident opposition to density increases
Children’s needs in higher density housing
Housing design for older people and people with disability
Housing design for different cultural groups
Workshops and presentations on the deeper meanings of housing
Lessons from five years as an owner builder of an ecological house
Responding to the 30-Year Plan (or equivalent)
Parks and Public Open Spaces
Innovative ways to link health and planning in local communities
Advice on site planning and design: from the users’ perspective
Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) considerations
Needs of children and young people in public spaces
Community engagement processes that yield real advice about parks and public spaces
Site-planning and design guidelines for parks and public spaces
Research into design of public spaces
Evaluations of public space planning and design
Workshops and presentations on “sacred landscapes”: how to map and protect local places that are precious to your community
Environmental psychology and user needs in public parks: lessons from the research
The healing benefits of Nature in towns and cities: lessons from research
Ethics
Workshops and presentations on professional and applied ethics
Workshops and presentations on environmental ethics (caring for Nature)
The ethics of community engagement
The ethics of sustainability and sustainable development
Keynote Addresses
I have many inspirational topics and can tailor-make a keynote address for your specific circumstances.
Topics could include…
Caring for Nature in difficult times
The ethics and politics of community engagement
“Kitchen Table Sustainability” how to engage local communities with sustainability issues
“Kids, Nature and the Bubble Wrap”: How to design our cities and towns to ensure that children grow up to know and love Nature
“Planning, Advocacy and Activism”: keys to a rewarding professional life as a planner
Managing the intergenerational workplace
“The Study of Success”: Examples of successful community engagement programs in Australia
That list barely scratches the surface of all the available offerings.
Please contact me directly by email at wendy@sarkissian.com.au or by telephone: 0402 966 284 (international: + 61 402 966 284).
I hold dual citizenship and can easily work in Canada.
Inspirational Services
A Community SpeakOut 2004
There are many calls for help as the demands of sustainability initiatives become felt at all levels of our society. And there’s a lot of fear and anxiety around. People are worried about the state of the world, local concerns, their financial security…
I know that people working in government, the development industry, community engagement, planning and design are busy and eager to do the best they can with limited resources. yet things seem to ge getting harder!
Don’t you wish there were a one-stop shop where you could take your social planning questions and get fast and reliable advice?
And don’t you wish that things could be a little more “creative”: better options than those tired and boring “Open Houses” and argumentative public meetings?
That support is here. Here are some of the services I can offer you:
Community Engagement
Housing Design
Parks and Public Open Spaces
Ethics
Keynote Addresses
I have many inspirational topics and can tailor-make a keynote address for your specific circumstances.
Topics could include…
That list barely scratches the surface of all the available offerings.
Please contact me directly by email at wendy@sarkissian.com.au or by telephone: 0402 966 284 (international: + 61 402 966 284).
I hold dual citizenship and can easily work in Canada.