Civic Toolbox

What is the Civic Toolbox?

The essential Governance solution for any member of an executive or leadership team, council, board, or advisory, regulatory, or oversight body.

Be ready for every meeting. Prepare item-by-item for your meetings to ensure that you can make informed, and impactful contributions to the discussion.

Lead the discussion on any agenda item. Ensure you have your notes on papers, expectations of the debate, speaking notes, even full-blown speeches to hand so that you can drive the discussions forwards.

Keep the organisation focused. Analyse matters discussed, and decisions made, so that the organisation is focused on what matters most.

Be on top of your brief. Track important papers, summarise and capture key points, and have everything to hand when you need it the most.

Know the forward plan. Know when important meetings are happening, when papers are published, decisions made and important milestones are reached.

Listen to your stakeholders. Understand the perspective from those that are outside-looking-in by staying on top of what trade, local, national, even international commentators are saying about your organisation.

A Governance solution built for you

• Be ready for every meeting. Follow the meeting item-by-item so that you are ready and on-point.
• Contribute to the discussion. Have notes, papers, summaries, speaking notes, even speeches to hand and keep your attention on the meeting.
• Lead the Debate. Identify the assertions that will be made and your responses to them so that you never leave a discussion without making the points that you wanted to make.
• Understand Papers. Summarise key points, keep your own notes, and have easy access to the original document when you need it the most.
• Built for Governance Practitioners ... by a governance practitioner. A solution built on first-hand experience of discussing, debating, and critical decision making in a public body.