Para responder a estas preguntas y confirmar su decisión, el grupo necesitará recopilar algunos datos iniciales. Para empezar, tiene sentido realizar una evaluación de su contexto y de las prácticas existentes para comprender si un ciclo de retroalimentación es duplicado; en caso contrario, determine dónde encajaría el circuito de retroalimentación en los procesos gubernamentales actuales.

¿Cómo se comunica actualmente el gobierno con los residentes y recibe sus comentarios? ¿Cuál es el nivel actual de compromiso?

What if the first push for more feedback comes from outside government?

Importantly, if the first push for a feedback loop comes from actors outside the local authority, then it will be necessary to secure buy-in from government decision-makers before a decision is adopted and formalized in a legal or administrative instrument. This may be complicated even when local authorities lead the process: in El Salvador, for example, local authorities often have to get buy-in from political party leaders or legislators, given how municipalities rely on higher-level authorities for public funding. While this step focuses on authorizing the process, see Step 2 for advice on how to build buy-in and encourage participation in a process once it is authorized.

When making this initial decision, leaders should evaluate the following to help justify the case for a feedback loop process.

Box 6. Decision tree: Should we implement a feedback loop?

What is the nature of the challenge we are trying to solve? Is a feedback loop the right solution to this challenge (i.e., is feedback necessary or useful for reaching our goal)? Consider:

  1. Will we be able to complete all of the steps?
  2. Can we set a clear objective?
  3. Who will do the work?
  4. What skills and resources (e.g., people, money, time) will we need?
  5. How will we collect sufficient data?
  6. Who do we need to reach? How will we reach them?
  7. Will we be able to take action on the feedback and update the public promptly?
  8. How will we close the loop and issue a final report once action is completed?

The following questions will be used as signposts throughout the guide.
 

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