Stakeholder and Public Engagement

We support organisations to design and deliver stakeholder and public engagement that builds trust, legitimacy and shared ownership of outcomes. Our approach helps engagement move beyond consultation toward genuine partnership and collaboration.

Engagement is most effective when it is purposeful, proportionate and people centred. In complex, sensitive or constantly changing policy environments, poorly designed engagement can undermine trust and confidence rather than build it. Our services span everything from delivering surveys and facilitating workshops, to coproducing complex engagement strategies and supporting cultural knowledge and deliberative approaches

We work with organisations to develop stakeholder and public engagement approaches that extend beyond individual programs or services to include the networks and communities needed for success. By aligning engagement with program objectives, policy networks and inclusive outcomes, we support engagement that strengthens trust in government and contributes to more effective decision making.

Our work draws on strong governance foundations, systems thinking and co design principles to support engagement across complex systems and diverse stakeholders.

How we can help
  • Stakeholder and public engagement strategies
  • Co design and collaboration approaches
  • Engagement across policy, program and system levels
  • Lived experience integration
  • Engagement in complex or sensitive environments
  • Network based engagement and partnership models
  • Building engagement capability within teams

Adash Janiszewski

Chief Executive Officer

Adash is Providence’s CEO and is responsible to the Providence Board and Providence’s clients for ensuring the timely delivery of outcomes through advice, guidance and mentoring to Providence’s staff.