Applying Methods

Hands-on workshop for public participation professionals

About This Course

Applying Methods is a Level 2 course in the IAP2 Global Learning Pathway. It introduces practitioners to a wide range of participation and engagement methods. The course explores how to design, test, and apply methods to meet engagement goals.

You will learn how to select the right method, design effective questions, combine methods for impact, and evaluate outcomes. You will also practice running methods such as World Cafés, Citizen Juries, Appreciative Inquiry, and Deliberative Forums.

This training is practical and hands-on. By the end, you will know how to design and deliver methods that build trust, address diverse needs, and support decision making.

Key Benefits

  • Gain knowledge of over 60 engagement methods and their applications.

  • Learn the four steps of method design: selection, design, delivery, and evaluation.

  • Practice developing rational and experiential aims for engagement.

  • Improve your ability to design clear, purposeful questions.

  • Explore both face-to-face and digital methods for participation

  • Build confidence in hosting and managing conversations

  • Learn how to evaluate engagement effectiveness and measure success

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Why Take This Course

Selecting the wrong method can undermine an entire engagement process. Applying Methods helps you make the right choices.

You will learn how to:

  • Match methods to context, purpose, and audience.

  • Combine methods to create an effective sequence.

  • Use communication tools that build trust and clarity.

  • Adapt methods for inclusion, diversity, and equity.

This training prepares you to deliver processes that are transparent, fair, and meaningful.

Expected Outcomes

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Identify and apply a wide range of P2/engagement methods.

  • Select methods that align with purpose, influence level, and risk.

  • Research, design, and test both online and in-person methods.

  • Develop clear rational and experiential aims.

  • Design strong questions and conversation flows.

  • Combine methods in an effective sequence.

  • Apply diversity and inclusion principles in method design.

  • Identify data management and evaluation needs.

  • Deliver methods using clear and effective communication.

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of chosen methods against engagement goals

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Who Is This Course For

Internationally vetted methods
Staff who manage or support public participation and want a stronger toolkit of methods.
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Professionals who want practical skills to design and apply methods.


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People who have completed Level 1 training (such as Fundamentals) and are advancing in the Global Learning Pathway.


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Practitioners who are part of a team implementing engagement processes.



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