Draft Report v1.0
CityLabs LECP Approach
Co-Designing Engagement Process
The CityLabs team contributed to a series of co-design meetings with the LECP coordinating team over a series of six months . The co-design process took account of the report of Final Review of Cork City LECP 2016-2021 and the LECP 2023-2029 Background Document. Over this period significant attention was given to devising and co-designing an approach to engaging publics, communities, and city stakeholders for wide and inclusive approach to the consultation period. An extensive stakeholder mapping process was undertaken and in-depth consideration given to issues such as consultation fatigue, avoiding duplication with/aligning with other consultations in process - including significantly on the Climate Action Plan - as well as reaching seldom heard voices. Co-design and consultation planning also paid particular attention to developing a structured approach whilst ensuring multiple modalities for engagement , considered inclusion and accessibility and seeking to maximise the opportunity for engagement inputs to represent the full diversity of Cork’s peoples. Written submissions would ensure a transparent and open process for submissions. For particularly identified cohorts e.g. seldom heard voices or where significant barriers to participation are known, bespoke focus group sessions would be planned in ways that reduced barriers. To ‘meet people where they are’ the engagement process would also be devised to harness the value of the existing community-facing networks, inviting locally hosted sessions that would encourage dialogue within communities and mobilise local community-led submissions. A common ‘template’ for the wide range of local engagements was conceived to support a common structured approach. This was primarily supported by the development of a visual and narrative metaphor that employed and applied the power of storytelling for engagement, and storytelling as a tool for participation. This modality supported stakeholders participation, enabling people to share and discuss their stories of Cork, towards the development of the LECP as a ‘shared story’ and building a sense of common ambition for the future. The visual and narrative metaphor employed was the city as a forest – inviting people to engage with considering existing assets and strength to be protected, identify gaps or new seeds to be sown and new shoots to be nurtured.
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