Consultation Methods and Tips

Consultation is about more than completing questionnaires. Here at Charnwood we use a variety of consultation methods - picking those that will suit the issues we are consulting on and the people we are consulting with. Below you will find an explanation of each method - how it works, when it should be used and what some of the advantages and disadvantages are. To find out more just click on the links.

• Action Planning
• Citizens' Jury
• Citizens' Panel
• Community Visioning
• Door Step & Street Surveys
• Exhibitions & Roadshows
• Focus Groups
• Forums
• Interviews
• Mapping Community Needs
• Mystery Shopping
• Polls, Referenda & Ballots
• Postal Surveys
• Public Meetings
• Telephone Surveys
• Vox Pops
• Workshops

Top Tips

If you are planning to carry out your own consultation there are also a number of top tips below that may help.

• Sampling
• Piloting surveys
• Weighting data
• Designing your questions
• Planning your consultation
• Qualitative and Quantative Data
• Electronic Consultation
• Maximising your response rate.
• Organising a consultation event.
• Questionnaire Design