Stakeholder Analysis, Mapping & Management for Engagement with Unheard Communities
Who are you missing — and how do you reach them?
Effective community engagement doesn’t begin with a meeting. It begins with knowing who is in the room, who isn’t, and why that matters. This powerful, practical session equips public sector professionals, community leads and strategic managers with the tools and frameworks to identify, connect with, and genuinely include the communities that are too often overlooked.
Drawing on real-world experience from the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s landmark engagement programme — rolled out across all 44 police force areas across the UK in support of the Police Race Action Plan (2025) — this session offers you an evidence-based, field-tested approach to stakeholder engagement that goes far beyond consultation.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
• Conduct a meaningful asset map — identifying the people, organisations and informal networks already active in your communities, so you build on existing trust rather than starting from scratch
• Select the right stakeholder analysis framework for your context, with guidance on the most widely used models and how to adapt them to complex, multi-agency environments
• Grow your networks strategically — connecting with existing stakeholder groups to expand your reach into harder-to-engage communities
• Move beyond consultation — understanding the spectrum from informing and engaging, through to co-production and co-delivery, and knowing when each approach is appropriate
• Build a live, interactive stakeholder map that evolves continuously as your engagement grows — a dynamic tool your organisation can use long after the session ends
Grounded in Real Practice
This session is not theoretical. Every framework, tool and technique shared has been applied in the field during one of the most ambitious community engagement programmes in UK policing history. You will leave not just with knowledge, but with a working methodology you can implement immediately.
Who Is This For?
This session is ideal for:
• Public sector and third sector professionals responsible for community engagement or consultation
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion leads and practitioners
• Strategic managers developing partnerships with marginalised or underrepresented communities
• Police, local authority, NHS and housing professionals working to embed co-production into service delivery
• Anyone tasked with making engagement more inclusive, measurable and sustainable
Who are you missing — and how do you reach them?
Effective community engagement doesn’t begin with a meeting. It begins with knowing who is in the room, who isn’t, and why that matters. This powerful, practical session equips public sector professionals, community leads and strategic managers with the tools and frameworks to identify, connect with, and genuinely include the communities that are too often overlooked.
Drawing on real-world experience from the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s landmark engagement programme — rolled out across all 44 police force areas across the UK in support of the Police Race Action Plan (2025) — this session offers you an evidence-based, field-tested approach to stakeholder engagement that goes far beyond consultation.
What You Will Learn
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
• Conduct a meaningful asset map — identifying the people, organisations and informal networks already active in your communities, so you build on existing trust rather than starting from scratch
• Select the right stakeholder analysis framework for your context, with guidance on the most widely used models and how to adapt them to complex, multi-agency environments
• Grow your networks strategically — connecting with existing stakeholder groups to expand your reach into harder-to-engage communities
• Move beyond consultation — understanding the spectrum from informing and engaging, through to co-production and co-delivery, and knowing when each approach is appropriate
• Build a live, interactive stakeholder map that evolves continuously as your engagement grows — a dynamic tool your organisation can use long after the session ends
Grounded in Real Practice
This session is not theoretical. Every framework, tool and technique shared has been applied in the field during one of the most ambitious community engagement programmes in UK policing history. You will leave not just with knowledge, but with a working methodology you can implement immediately.
Who Is This For?
This session is ideal for:
• Public sector and third sector professionals responsible for community engagement or consultation
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion leads and practitioners
• Strategic managers developing partnerships with marginalised or underrepresented communities
• Police, local authority, NHS and housing professionals working to embed co-production into service delivery
• Anyone tasked with making engagement more inclusive, measurable and sustainable