"Storytelling Not Yelling Toward Inclusive Public Engagement," | CM 9283516

"Your Hour With APA Virginia: Storytelling Not Yelling Toward Inclusive Public Engagement"
January 22, 2024
In this engaging storytelling session, participants will learn how storytelling can shape how see and form our cities, communities, and ourselves - especially toward more inclusive engagement. Authentic storytelling has the potential to engage underserved communities, breakdown polarizing barriers, and realign planning projects for inclusive long-lasting change. More communities, agencies, and planning departments are expanding their focus on equity, justice, and inclusion goals, but often lack the tools or approaches to achieve these goals. Storytelling makes complex planning challenges easier to understand and has the power to synthesize different voices when identifying common hopes, aspirations, and visions of place. Multi-media storytelling is a proven tool for coalescing perspectives in support of better placemaking, improved transportation, and bridging diverse communities. The session will provide video and storytelling examples from rural and urban communities, along with the latest science of decision-making and behavior change with tools for planners to help address equity and inclusion goals in their communities.
Speaker: Asa R. Eslocker, Renaissance Planning
CM 9283516

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Thanks, this was good!