WORKSHOP • Portland, OR
Applying Human-Centered Design to Community Engagement
Join us for an interactive workshop that equips you with tools to build stronger partnerships, foster inclusive spaces, and lead more collaborative community engagement.
Applying Human-Centered Design to Community Engagement
Date: September 16, 2025
Time: 9 AM – 4 PM PDT
Location: SMILE Station – Portland, OR
Workshop Attendance: $699
Each ticket covers one participant and includes lunch and beverages.
If you're looking for practical ways to communicate complex ideas and gather meaningful input, this interactive workshop is for you. Designed for utility leaders, regulators, implementers, non-profit professionals, and anyone committed to equitably engaging their communities, you’ll leave this session with actionable strategies to better connect with the communities you serve.
As one past participant shared: “The Shared Space Project's workshop on Effective Stakeholder Engagement Strategy is very valuable. It provides key tools for organizations with stakeholder engagement as part of their core service offerings. The process reminds participants of the human component of stakeholder engagement so that efforts for effective communication can be more relational than transactional. It's a workshop all who interface with constituents and customers in traditionally underserved communities should experience.”
Learn more about the workshop and training outcomes on the registration page.
Help us make space for everyone as a workshop sponsor
This training is brought to you by the Shared Space Project. We thank Encolor, Backen Consulting, Brio, and LD Consulting for sponsoring the event.
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What past participants are saying:
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“It was a great opportunity to connect with industry professionals to learn, share, and be introduced to topics of interest.”
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“I found the training engaging and an amazing place to work with peers.”
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“From this training, there was great value in learning from other participants and facing your own unconscious biases.”
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“The environment was collaborative, so I walked away with networking and connections to others in the field.”
Meet your training leaders:
QUINN PARKER
Quinn Parker is the Executive Director and Founder of The Shared Space Project, where she leads the development of programming to help organizations and communities co-create effective solutions together.
Quinn has over 16 years of professional experience in regulatory finance and analytics, program research, design, implementation, and strategic planning. She is the Founder and CEO of Encolor, a strategic consulting firm dedicated to helping its clients to operationalize equity. Quinn also an experienced trainer and facilitator who has delivered workshops and keynotes virtually and in-person around the country.
Quinn is a Certified Diversity Professional, a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and a qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory. Quinn holds a master’s degree in business administration from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University.
RACHEL DORTIN
Rachel Dortin is the Director of Community Organizing & Ownership for The Shared Space Project, where she leads community-based participatory research projects and delivers workshops on stakeholder engagement, power sharing, and co-creation with communities. Bringing over a decade of experience crossing industries, including higher education, climate, and energy, Rachel melds a variety of perspectives to help ensure that people are able to claim their rightful seats at tables where decisions are being made about them.
Rachel sits on the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. Rachel holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University, where she developed a community-based research methodology to assess relationships between universities and community-based organizations. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of Findlay and a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Northern University.
Want to bring a training like this to your organization?
We would love to work with you to create a training tailored to your needs. We also run trainings on:
Inclusive facilitation
Asset framing
Community engagement
Community ownership
Power sharing
Having tough conversations
And more!