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Tag Archives: communication
How to Effectively Use QR Codes for Your Business
Walking down the street or flipping through a magazine you may have come across a square made of seemingly random smaller black and white squares. What you may or may not know is this square is a QR code, and … Continue reading
Posted in New Media
Tagged communication, marketing, social media, technology
Why Municipalities Need Social Media
The number of Canadians using some form of social media is growing daily. In 2011, 35 per cent of Canadians visited a social media site everyday – representing growth of 16 per cent from 2010 (Jason, 2011). While young people … Continue reading
Toronto’s Energy Future: Part 1
Our newest team member, Noah Brotman, created a compelling documentary on, “Toronto’s Energy Future.” Here’s Part 1. (Part 2 will follow later this week.) Noah Brotman is an Urban Planner at Hardy Stevenson Associates Limited and the newest member of our team. Noah … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged carbon emissions, climate, communication, energy, social media, sustainability, urban planning
Communicative Planning for the Digital Age
More than ever, planners need to inform and educate people about urban issues. Somehow we need to get across to residents and various stakeholders the importance of the planning processes which will ultimately impact their lives. Our recent work incorporating … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Consultation, New Media, Planning
Tagged communication, community, media, social media, urban planning
Why Your Communication Plan Sucks
Yes, I said it: your communication plan sucks. No, no – I didn’t mean yours specifically. I’m sure your communication plan is great…just great… [Awkward pause] But there are plenty of communication plans out there that need help! Here are … Continue reading
Implementation: Where Can your Municipality Go for Help?
In my last two blog posts, I’ve discussed the importance of effective implementation, and some of its challenges. I’ve also provided a case study exemplifying HSAL’s award-winning approach to implementation. Implementation is a strong theme this year in the planning profession, … Continue reading
Posted in Planning
Tagged communication, community, consultation, government, implementation, municipality, stakeholders, sustainability
Peer Review Issues
This is Danya’s final post on the HSAL peer review process. There are many positive aspects of a peer review process that I previously presented in my last three blog posts. However, there are also some areas that should be seen as a … Continue reading
Posted in Consultation
Tagged communication, consultation, peer review, public engagement, risk management
Strategy to Implementation: Getting From Here to There
One of the most challenging aspects of strategic planning (public or private) is implementing the plan – realizing the vision, goals and objectives set-out in the plan. There are numerous private sector studies that show a feeble relationship between strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Planning
Tagged communication, community, implementation, municipality, policy, politics, project management, strategic planning
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Social Sciences and the Peer Review Process
This is Part Three of Danya’s series on the peer review process. I have previously discussed what a peer review entails as well as some of the questions a peer reviewer would ask when reviewing documentation, etc. This entry documents … Continue reading
Posted in Consultation
Tagged communication, peer review, public engagement, social science
Five Screenwriting Rules to Improve Your Writing
I’m currently enrolled in a fiction screenwriting course through Ryerson University’s Chang School of Continuing Education. Part professional development, part exercise in creativity, practicing the art of screenwriting is helping me to hone my communication skills, and is pushing me … Continue reading
Posted in Communications
Tagged communication, marketing, project management, social media
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