Public Participation (Day 2)

Question 1

What percent of Americans have smart phones?

Answer 1

81%

Question 2

Digital outreach should be compatible with what kind of device?

Answer 2

Mobile apps

Question 3

Feedback from which kind of communication is often taken less seriously.

Answer 3

Digital

Question 4

What percent of adults do not have broadband at home?

Answer 4

27%

Question 5

What percent of US residents have limited English?

Answer 5

9%

Question 6

What percent of US residents cannot read a newspaper due to sight impairments and other reasons?

Answer 6

19%

Question 7

_______________ is an intensive collaborative effort that brings together citizens, stakeholder, and staff to develop a detailed design plan for a specific area. It may be held over one or more days and is effective for quickly developing consensus.

Answer 7

Design Charrette

Question 8

_____________ is a structured process of public participation with the intent of coming to a consensus decision.

Answer 8

Delphi method

Question 9

Which participation method would involve a series of questionnaires to be completed by stakeholders or citizens, where after each round of questioning, feedback on the responses is presented to the group anonymously and participants are encourage to revise their answers based on replies heard. The range of answers decreases and the group converges towards a single solution.

Answer 9

Delphi method

Question 10

___________________ involves someone creating a list of ideas where participants will rank the solutions and rankings are discussed and can lead into further ideas or combinations of ideas. The solutions with the highest ranking is selected.

Answer 10

Nominal Group Technique

Question 11

_____________________ uses a person who does not have direct stake in the outcome of a meeting to help a group that disagrees work together to solve complex problems and come to a consensus.

Answer 11

Facilitation

Question 12

_____________ involves a neutral third party to facilitate discussion in a structured multi-stage process to help parties reach a satisfactory agreement.

Answer 12

Mediation

Question 13

The final agreement in mediation is presenting in what kind of format?

Answer 13

Writing

Question 14

Mediation is a dispute resolution process that is typically used to help resolve conflict without involving _____________.

Answer 14

The court system

Question 15

________________ is a meeting that allows formal citizens input at the end of a planning process, they are often mandated by law.

Answer 15

Public Hearing

Question 16

____________________ are considered ineffective at building public participation and consensus.

Answer 16

Public Hearings

Question 17

____________________ asks citizens to view and evaluate a wide variety of pictures and aggregate scores can be used to determine resident preference.

Answer 17

Visual preference survey

Question 18

____________________ is an informal approach to gathering input in the initial stages of a project or in trying to determine goals.

Answer 18

Brainstorming

Question 19

_________________ is an informal gathering at a neighbor’s house.

Answer 19

Coffee Klatch

Question 20

____________ is a randomly selected group of participants who collaborate on developing solutions to a given issue.

Answer 20

Planning cell