| Name | Description | References |
| Social Network Analysis | "Social network analysis is the mapping and measuring of relationships and flows between people, groups, organisations, computers or other information/knowledge processing entities." (Valdis Krebs, 2002). Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a method for visualizing our people and connection power, leading us to identify how we can best interact to share knowledge. From Knowledge sharing methods (see above). It is used to understand who is involved in a system of interest and how they relate to each other. Also who has power in this situation and who will be affected by any decisions. Developing a joint map of this helps in developing a shared understanding of the issues involved and identify points of intervention. | For more information go to: http://www.kstoolkit.org/Social+Network+Analysis Use of the approach for a local irrigation project in Ghana http://netmap.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/net-map-tool-pool-seminar-14thmay-08small1.pdf |
| Stakeholder analysis tables and matrices | This guidance helps you to think through who is involved and what their particular interests in the work or decision might be. This clearly affects how they should be involved in the work and at what stages. Can be used as a diagnostic tool, for sharing understanding in a team and cross checking with stakeholders, planning, monitoring and evaluating (e.g. reflecting on were the right people involved at the right times and in the right ways, were our assumptions reasonable?). | For more information go to: http://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/social-learning/stakeholderanalysis-and-engagement http://www.odi.org.uk/resources/details.asp?id=5257&title=stakeholder-analysis Some examples from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mexico etc given here: http://www.aiaccproject.org/meetings/Trieste_02/trieste_cd/Stakeholders/Stakeholders.htm |
| Stakeholder mapping | Stakeholder influence mapping is a tool to examine and visually display the relative influence that different individuals and groups have over decisionmaking | For more information go to: http://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/sociallearning/stakeholder-analysis Examples from Costa Rica, of stakeholder mapping in their Forest Policy, and from Kenya of mapping policies and institutions that influence a conservation community enterprise http://www.policy-powertools.org/Tools/Understanding/docs/stakeholder_influence_mapping_tool_english.pdf |
| Auditing community participation - an assessment handbook | This is a guide to assessing levels of community involvement in area regeneration initiatives but with wider application to any community engagement activity. Taking part in such an audit, will enable participants to reflect, through dialogue with others, on what has been achieved and what has value. The report provides tools and appraisal exercises for measuring: the history and patterns of participation; the quality of participation strategies adopted by partners and partnerships; the capacity within partner organisations to support community participation; the capacity within communities to participate effectively; the impact of participation and its outcomes. | http://www.jrf.org.uk/publications/auditingcommunity-participation |
| Ladders and spectrums of participation | Participatory
processes have got a mixed reputation as many processes that have
purported to be inclusive and participatory have done little more than
run a few, extractive participatory exercises. The spectrums and
ladders of participation offer a way to think through what kind of
participation is appropriate and feasible at different stages of an
adaptation process for a given piece of work largely based on who has
the overall power to make final decsions in the process. It is them
possible to be clear with those invited to participate what is actually
being asked of them. For example, are people being consulted on their views between a small number of options or are then being engaged at the outset of a project to formulate the fundamental principles of the work and in designing the work programme thereafter? The important thing in avoiding stakeholder fatigue is to be clear about the boundaries of the work and the reality of their influence over it. Ladders and spectrums can be used as diagnostic tools in the scoping states, as a planning tool when designing stakeholder engagement approaches and as a monitoring and evaluation tool to challenge assumptions. | A good description of the issues around participation at different stages of a process pages 13 onwards of For more information go to: http://community.eldis.org/.59c6ec19/VSO_Facilitator_Guide_to_Participatory_Approaches_Principles.pdf see also http://weadapt.org/knowledgebase/social-learning/participationmethods Example of a spectrum used by the International Association for Public Participation http://www.iap2.org/associations/4748/files/Spectrum.pdf |
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