1. Innovators Exchange Stakeholder Engagement Strategies Nate Anderson

2. Common Understanding What does stakeholder engagement mean to you? Why do it? 2

3. Engaging Whom? Who are the stakeholders you think are critical to engage? 3

4. Overcoming Barriers What makes stakeholder engagement so hard? 4

5. Principles of Public Engagement* 5 Bring people into the process early Go beyond the usual suspects Listen more, talk less Set a constructive, problem-solving tone Start where people are Avoid overly technical discussions Offer choices for deliberation Expect obstacles and resistances Follow-up is critical *Source: Public Agenda

6. What works (and doesn’t) 6 1.What not to do 2.What works: The stakeholder engagement strategies you have used in the past