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What is the summary or conclusion of this debate?

What knowledges could help shape this process?

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A safe(r) space begins by recognising that participants are not simply users or sources of data, but active knowledge holders. Lived experience, cultural knowledge, community intelligence, professional expertise, and institutional perspectives all matter.

Who should be involved in this process, and what forms of knowledge do they bring?

Guiding questions

  • Who is directly affected by the issue we are addressing?

  • Which communities, groups, or people are usually consulted too late, or not at all?

  • What kinds of lived experience are needed in this space?

  • What professional, institutional, cultural, or community knowledge should be included?

  • Who could help us navigate ethical questions, trust, language, accessibility, or care?

  • How can this be an opportunity to bring diverse collaborators into the project?

Please share your reflections on the following question:

Who should be involved in this process, and what forms of knowledge do they bring?

You may respond by naming specific groups, communities, roles, organisations, or types of experience that should be included. You can also point out whose voices are often missing, consulted too late, or not taken seriously enough.

When contributing, please try to be specific and respectful. You do not need to answer every question. You can share examples, concerns, suggestions, or questions for the group.

This debate is not only about identifying stakeholders. It is also about recognising different forms of knowledge and making sure they can meaningfully influence the process.

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