Engendering stakeholder ownership in scenario planning

Abstract

Achieving stakeholder ownership is a frequently espoused benefit of participatory planning processes. However, little is written about what stakeholder ownership actually means, and more importantly, how participation needs to be structured in order to achieve it. We explore the nature of stakeholder ownership and propose a conceptual framework which distills the requirements for its achievement into two themes-project governance and engagement processes. These themes are then enacted within each stage of an exploratory scenario planning process. Project governance deals with control and transparency in decision-making. It seeks to ensure that stakeholders make key decisions on project direc..