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TOOL | IAP2’s Public Participation Spectrum

Written by IAP2 | August 5, 2015
The IAP2 Federation has developed the Spectrum to help groups define the public’s role in any public participation process. It walks through each of the five stages: Inform, Consult, Involve, Collaborate, and Empower and the public participation goal and promise to the public for each. The IAP2 Spectrum is quickly becoming an international standard.