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An introductory guide
How to consult your users

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Contents

Part 1 Introduction

Why services don't consult

Chapter 1 Why consult?
Chapter 2 Making consultation work
Chapter 3 Choosing your approach
Chapter 4 Evaluating your consultation

Part 2 Consultation Methods

Complaints/Suggestions/Testing
Chapter 5 User comments and complaints
Chapter 6 Feedback from staff/suggestions schemes
Chapter 7 Mystery shopping
Chapter 8 Piloting changes

Meetings and Discussions (Qualitative)
Chapter 9 Open/public meetings
Chapter 10 Using representative groups
Chapter 11 Face-to-face interviews
Chapter 12 Focus groups
Chapter 13 User panels
Chapter 14 Citizens' panels
Chapter 15 Citizens' juries

Surveys (Quantitative)
Chapter 16 Questionnaire-based surveys
Chapter 17 Ballots/referenda/deliberative polling

Inviting written comments
Chapter 18 Written consultation exercises

Visuals and Presentations
Chapter 19 Open days/roadshows/exhibitions
Chapter 20 Information technology

Annex A: Further reading
Annex B: Useful contact organisations

 

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