Peter Mason of Commonplace, the community engagement platform, talks to NLA's Peter Murray about the issue of engagement for planners. Peter says that people do want to be involved in these conversations.

This is increasingly important at a time where 'people feel they have less impact, and they have a sense of dislocation and disempowerment'. Peter suggest we can overcome these issues by utilising digital engagement. 

The question remains, how do you reach those that want to engage in conversation? In an age of social media, Peter says we need to 'channel the energy into something more constructive and analytical'.