It's engagement, but is it research?: Effectively engaging decision makers
Alex JohnstonJigsaw Research Limited, United Kingdom
INTRODUCTION
The impetus for writing this paper came from a realisation that use of engagement approaches is increasing, or at least, we were doing more projects that include an engagement element.
Engagement approaches in some form have been around for a number of years, but their increasing prominence as a hot topic raises a number of issues about how they are used.
This paper will therefore cover the following areas:
How do we define engagement?
Why is engagement important now?
Why are (some)...