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    Community engagement or co-design effort

    How should we plan a listening session with Somali families in Greater Minnesota without stereotyping?

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    Community engagement or co-design effort

    You are planning community engagement and want the work to be respectful, useful, and grounded in what people actually need. By the end, you will have an engagement plan grounded in the relevant Minnesota Communities briefs, with access needs, partners, and assumptions clearly addressed. Review each relevant brief before completing the plan.

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    • How should we plan a listening session with Somali families in Greater Minnesota without stereotyping?
    • What does the partnership spine mean for a co-design effort?
    • Who should be involved in a community engagement plan?

    Open the Community engagement or co-design effort path · Explore Minnesota Communities · Access checks before a meeting or outreach · Partner map

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