Stage Four

Decision Step 10: Reengage for Feedback, Innovation & Revision

Why is decision step ten important?

  1. All the considerations that constitute the planning pathway decision steps ultimately culminate in a process that includes reengagement and feedback on the policy outcomes of a focus area program.
  2. This feedback process encourages innovation and change through social learning, which could enhance program implementation and future policy outcomes.
  3. Reengagement and feedback enhances transparency, foster trust, and encourages collective ownership of program outcomes.
Who should consider step 10? When to consider step 10?
  • All divisions and agencies of the Tobago House of Assembly.
  • Departments with responsibility for policies, plans, programs and projects, Policy Engagement and Development Unit, PEDU and Program Development and Implementation Units.
  • After the submission of the second quarterly report.
  • After the submission of the annual report but before the beginning of a new one-year development cycle.
Selected tools to implement step 10
  • Community discussions
  • Surveys and one one-on-one interviews.
  • Focus group discussions
  • Expert panel discussions
  • Lessons learned analysis
  • Policy uptake matrices

Key Decision Points

  1. Using the report results, identify opportunities for reengagement and stakeholder feedback.
  2. Design the appropriate engagement method.
  3. Conduct the engagement sessions.
  4. Prepare a lesson learned report.
  5. Incorporate lessons learned into future program planning and implementation.

Summary of Main Considerations

Participation, adaptation, learning, innovation and change

  1. Decision step ten (10) addresses several key issues in the strategic development planning pathway, namely, participation, adaptation and innovation through social learning.
  2. Social learning will entail opportunities for the divisions of the THA to report on the progress of focus area program targets and for engagement and feedback from rightsholders and interest groups throughout Tobago. 
  3. This engagement and feedback process could lead to annual revision of development agenda priorities and Focus Areas Program targets.
  4. Following this process, program targets could be modified.

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