Consultation theater presents an appearance of listening while excluding the possibility that advice could change the decision. Selective disclosure, predictable supporters, or consultation held after a commitment has been made can produce this gap between visible participation and actual influence.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitGovernance Institutions & Procedures
- DomainGroups & Decisions
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Governance Institutions & Procedures
Organizes authority, representation, participation, deliberation, collective decision or institutional resolution of conflict. Its contribution concerns who may act, speak, decide or challenge, and under what arrangements.