When Communities Hear But Aren't Heard
- James W.
- 3 days ago
- 1 min read
LinkedIn Post 04: When Communities Hear But Aren't Heard
A new CRE project launches. Procurement teams ask: "What does this community need?"
Communities say: "We need stable, local employment. We need childcare support. We need improved transit."
The AI model runs. Here's the estimate: £8.2m in benefit. Employment weighted at 40%. Childcare at 5%. Transit at 3%.
The community feedback was noted. But the weighting was already set by "best practice" benchmarks.
Community voices: heard. Community priorities: ignored.
SVGA-VOICE embeds genuine dialogue. Community input shapes the weighting. What communities prioritise influences how projects get scored.
This is the difference between engagement and listening.
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