Catch up on Beyond Engagement, Engagement Institute’s fortnightly newsletter for engagement professionals. Browse past issues for practical insights, member stories, research and updates from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to support your community and stakeholder engagement practice.
- Edition 1 | February: Practitioner perspectives on trust, impact and AI, reflections on the Certificate of Engagement, and updates on infrastructure advocacy and inclusive engagement. Read the issue.
- Edition 2 | February: Explore a free social capital measurement framework, planning updates from New Zealand and South Australia, and the skill Certificate of Engagement graduates use most. Read the issue.
- Edition 3 | March: Explore new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Engagement Guidelines, what hate speech law changes mean for practitioners, and practical insights on embedding engagement across organisations. Read the issue.
- Edition 4 | March: Explore signs your engagement approach may be outdated, lessons from First Nations engagement, and why early involvement and good practice don’t always lead to agreement. Read the issue.
- Edition 5 | April: Explore how engagement builds trust and strengthens accountability, where AI adds value, and practical lessons from an award-winning project, the New Zealand Symposium and new inclusive engagement resources. Read the issue.
- Edition 6 | April: Explore how engagement practice has changed since the 1990s, local government’s growing role in disaster resilience, and new Co-Design Practice Notes, alongside the latest advocacy update. Read the isssue.
- Edition 7 | May: Explore lessons from EngageMark certification and Port Phillip’s award-winning Urban Forest Strategy, alongside the launch of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement course. Read the issue.
- Edition 8 | May: Explore AI’s role in stakeholder engagement, misinformation as an engagement risk, and why consultation needs context, alongside a discussion paper on engagement timeframes. Read the issue.
- Edition 9 | June: Explore advocacy for culturally safe engagement, lessons from the energy transition, and member insights on governance, alongside EngageMark and IPART’s in-house training experience. Read the issue.
- Edition 10 | June: Explore the Census initiative to strengthen recognition of engagement professionals, lessons from Toi Moana’s award-winning Māori engagement, and ways to mark NAIDOC Week, alongside the refreshed Resource Library and community trust challenges around AI data centres. Read the issue.
- Edition 11 | July: Explore the July advocacy update, practical disability inclusion guidance for councils, and updates on the IAP2 Spectrum project and engagement timeframes, alongside insights on organisational capability. Read the issue.
- Edition 12 | July: Explore the Census initiative to strengthen professional recognition, practical community resilience resources, and ways to embed engagement as business-as-usual, alongside updates on the IAP2 Spectrum project. Read the issue.
- Edition 13 | July: Explore new research on citizen engagement, why workforce data matters for professional recognition, and practical approaches to navigating polarisation, alongside advocacy and IAP2 Spectrum Evolution updates. Read the issue.
- Edition 14 | August: Explore lessons on building social licence, practical guidance for engaging older communities, and developments in planning reform and AI governance, alongside opportunities to contribute to Engagement Institute’s Board. Read the issue.
- Edition 15 | August: Explore advocacy for stronger engagement in New Zealand’s environmental reporting, practical social licence guidance for renewable energy, and Wales’ national conversation on its future, alongside an Annual Conference 2026 preview. Read the issue.
- Edition 16 | September: Explore new national community engagement standards, research on AI use across the profession, and the role of engagement in civil preparedness, alongside global perspectives on participation and digital trust. Read the issue.
- Edition 17 | September: Explore developments in AI infrastructure, First Nations education policy and community-centred disaster recovery, alongside planning reforms, September advocacy updates and Engagement Institute’s position on the IAP2 Spectrum. Read the issue.
- Edition 18 | October: Explore practical co-design guidance, advocacy for stronger engagement in environmental reforms, and opportunities to test a next-generation engagement model and help shape the 2027 New Zealand Symposium. Read the issue.
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