The Stakeholder Engagement Manual Volume 2 - AccountAbility

Analyse and Plan
P6: LEARNING FROM OTHERS AND IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PARTNERS
SUGGESTED METHODOLOGY M6:
LEARNING FROM OTHERS
Th e purpose of this activity is to identify the most relevant sources of learning as well as
some potential partners for engagement.
Identify peers, partnerships, networks, tools and standards relevant to the
prioritised issues or stakeholder groups. Use the table above to guide you in
your search.
Questions to ask while considering this information
• What have other organisations done in order to engage with similar stakeholders
or to address similar issues?
• Which mistakes can we learn from, which practice has proven to be successful?
• Which standards and frameworks off er relevant guidance?
• How have others turned challenges into opportunities?
• Are these initiatives credible from the perspective of my important stakeholder
groups?
Consider likely areas for engagement with peers, for example in the form of formal
or informal networks, by signing up to shared codes of conduct or principles
(e.g. the UN Global Compact), or by joining or forming partnership initiatives
to address an issue.
Create an electronic or hardcopy fi le where you collect relevant case-studies,
documents, portraits of organisations, initiatives and standards for future reference.
Reference the most interesting ones in Summary Template 9 (p74).
THINGS TO CONSIDER
When looking for learning from others, you can also make use of the information
you have already collected for the materiality test in Stage 1 (p36). You may also
reconsider the results of that materiality test in light of any new information that
you may fi nd.