How we gather stakeholder insight

We use a wide range of methods to reach our stakeholders including focus groups, workshops, formal research, partnerships and MOUs, in addition to the countless conversations that take place on a daily basis. We put these into three broad categories:

Strategic engagement – consulting on our long-term plans to ensure we are building strategies to meet North West priorities, shaped by the North West.

Issue specific – depending upon the issue we draw on a range of methods to secure stakeholder insight such as holding forums or gathering insight from conversations enabled by many years of building relationships with targeted groups.

Convening North West communities – our work puts us right at the heart of every community, so we play a convening role to work together for a better North West, engaging with stakeholders to ensure the voice of a community shapes our plans.