This Thing We Call “Engagement”:Where does a community start?

Adam FletcherAuthor, Advocate, SpeakerCommonAction Consulting

The Cycle of Engagement © 2011 Adam Fletcher

Strategies

• Change Attitudes• Transform Culture• Develop Structures

Adult Views of Youth: Apathy

Adult Views of Youth: Pity

Adult Views of Youth: Sympathy

Adult Views of Youth: Apathy

Adult Views of Youth: Empathy

Adult Views of Youth: Solidarity

Ladder of Engagement

Five Point Plan

1. Every young person in every community all

of the time

2. Encourage and educate every adult

3. Promote community-wide accountability

4. Create safe and supportive opportunities

5. Mainstream youth engagement

immediately

The Freechild Project– New Roles for Young People in Societywww.freechild.org

SoundOut– Promoting Student Voice in Schoolswww.soundout.org

CommonAction Consultingwww.commonaction.org