Digital & Distanced
Outreach Framework
Resilient strategies for
industry, community, and government.
Through the course of the last several years, our relationship to community outreach has significantly changed. CivicWorks developed a Digital & Distanced Outreach Framework to mitigate social and economic fallout in the planning and development industry.
In just a few short weeks, the evolving response to the pandemic significantly changed most of our relationships with Municipal Government, our communities, and our neighbours.
The framework was designed to reinforce a common language among interested parties, sustain civic engagement, and address inequities in the outreach process during an unprecedented period of social distancing.
Embracing a resilient approach and recognizing that these extraordinary times have the potential to show us the power and spectrum of creative and best practices in outreach, the CivicWorks studio shared our insights on a set of digital and distanced information-sharing strategies and consultation tools with industry, local government, and public agencies. Our message: embrace new modes of communication, adapt, and work together to ensure that land development planning, investment, and city-building continue to grow the economy, support workers, and strengthen our connections to the places we live.