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59 Chapter 2: For Department Heads - Are the conditions right for you to approve a Citizens’ Assembly project? 61 When not to do a major project 66 Common blockers 72 What to expect 74 Where does this fit with wider community engagement? 75 Why don’t all projects look the same? 76 What role will my team have? 78 How do different contexts shape projects? 82 Topic selection 86 Political authority 88 Your budget 91 Chapter 3: For Project Owners -Your Key Design Decisions 92 Introduction 103 Step 1: Remit or ‘The Question’ 108 Step 2: Time 111 Step 3: Size 5
