I had the opportunity to attend the Putting Patients First conference this week, hosted by the BC SUPPORT Unit, which is hard at work creating infrastructure and supports around patient-oriented health research. It was a thought-provoking day, and I found it valuable to hear thoughts on patient-oriented research from the researchers’ perspective. As the […]
Engage Delaney is excited to host the National Charrette Institute in Vancouver Nov. 14-16 to deliver its certificate training program. The 2.5-day, public course is open to everyone – register here. As we anticipate this highly-applicable training, we’re exploring the details of this unique technique. The context: Traditionally used in community planning, urban planning […]
The context: In engagement processes that involve group problem-solving and future planning, it can be easy for participants – and engagement practitioners and facilitators, for that matter – to get bogged down in discussing what’s wrong about the current situation. We can end up spending a lot of time complaining about what’s broken, instead of […]
We hope you have enjoyed our 12 Days of Christmas blog series, exploring our top 10 engagement principles. Thanks for following along the last couple of weeks! Today’s final entry is all about passing on our warmest wishes for the holiday season to you and your loved ones. For us, this time of year is […]
This is part of an ongoing series exploring Engage Delaney’ top 10 engagement tips, also known as our Company Creed. Check out Day 1 here. Today’s principle seems pretty simple: Never Guess. This is along the lines of “never assume, because when you assume you make an…” Well, you know the rest. What does […]
The holidays are here again, and so is the D+A 12 Days of Christmas blog series, full of engagement tips, tricks and learnings. We hope you’ll think of this as a Christmas card, or stocking stuffer, from us to you. And you don’t even have to wait until Christmas to start using it! We’re really […]
The Ottawa office hosted a Grade 9 student, Sarah, on Nov. 2, as part of the Take Our Kids to Work TM program. Sarah was kind enough to write a short blog about her experience. Here’s what she had to say: My time with Engage Delaney was truly a wonderful experience. I was taught more […]
Calling all Calgary clients, course participants and friends: Join us for a casual evening of conversation and camaraderie on Wednesday, Oct. 19 as we celebrate D+A’s 20th anniversary. We’ll be at Craft Beer Market, at 319 10 Avenue SW, from 6-8 p.m. Snacks and surprises will be provided. See the invitation below for more information. All are […]
Have you checked out the Government of Canada’s consultations website lately? By our count, as of today (Sept. 2) there are 58 active consultations – and that’s not even including a long list of additional “ongoing consultations” at the bottom of the page. At first blush, this might be seen as a good and positive […]
