Stakeholders · Engagement · Component

The feedback loop

Telling people what was decided and how their input was used — including where it was not.

The deliverable

What it is

Consultation without a closed loop is the fastest way to stop people participating, and the effect is durable.

Reporting what was not adopted, and why, is more credible than reporting only the accepted input, and it costs no more.

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What it is made of

Each element is a constituent part of the component. Follow one to see the attributes it carries.

  1. The decision report

    What was decided after the engagement.

    3 attributes: Decision · Reported · Channel

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  2. The input use

    How the stakeholder’s input actually affected the outcome.

    3 attributes: Input · Used · Effect

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  3. The not adopted

    Input that was not used, with the reason.

    3 attributes: Input · Reason · Revisitable

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Report what was not adopted and why. It builds more credibility than reporting only what was accepted.