Comments on: The house always wins: the ethics of participatory planning? http://citizentools.netalyst.com/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning It's up to us. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:55:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beth Offenbacker http://citizentools.netalyst.com/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1185 Beth Offenbacker Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:52:49 +0000 http://ctold.netalyst.org/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning#comment-1185 The questions that Chris raises and that Tim discusses are good ones. One related question I have pondered often is, "How can we be neutral advocates for a process when we haven't designed it?" More and more I hear that processes are specified up front in the RFP. In these instances they aren't really drawing on our experience about what works best in engaging people, we are just worker bees. Moreover, the pre-designed process may or may not comply with ethical guidelines for the profession. (And the question of which code of ethics should apply is an interesting one too.) How do people handle this kind of situation? The questions that Chris raises and that Tim discusses are good ones.

One related question I have pondered often is, “How can we be neutral advocates for a process when we haven’t designed it?”

More and more I hear that processes are specified up front in the RFP. In these instances they aren’t really drawing on our experience about what works best in engaging people, we are just worker bees.

Moreover, the pre-designed process may or may not comply with ethical guidelines for the profession. (And the question of which code of ethics should apply is an interesting one too.)

How do people handle this kind of situation?

]]> By: The Ethics of Public Participation http://citizentools.netalyst.com/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1184 The Ethics of Public Participation Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:11:17 +0000 http://ctold.netalyst.org/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning#comment-1184 [...] “It seems the topic of ethics and integrity in public participation is coming up more often these days (see my comments here, here). [...] [...] “It seems the topic of ethics and integrity in public participation is coming up more often these days (see my comments here, here). [...]

]]> By: Tim Bonnemann http://citizentools.netalyst.com/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning/comment-page-1#comment-1183 Tim Bonnemann Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:17:21 +0000 http://ctold.netalyst.org/2008/the-house-always-wins-%e2%80%93-the-ethics-of-participatory-planning#comment-1183 The most solid framework I have seen in this area comes from IAP2. Check out their Code of Ethics for Public Participation Practitioners (http://bit.ly/c5OO5I) as well as their Core Values for the Practice of Public Participation (http://bit.ly/cughAw). This is how you achieve the integrity that quality public participation requires. In the scenario you outline above, it sounds like the project sponsors weren't acting in good faith. The most solid framework I have seen in this area comes from IAP2. Check out their Code of Ethics for Public Participation Practitioners (http://bit.ly/c5OO5I) as well as their Core Values for the Practice of Public Participation (http://bit.ly/cughAw).

This is how you achieve the integrity that quality public participation requires.

In the scenario you outline above, it sounds like the project sponsors weren’t acting in good faith.

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