The STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT BOARD is a tool developed to map out a comprehensive stakeholder ecosystem, identifying their purpose and possible engagement pathways.
This tool has been developed within the context of the URBACT University 2026, aiming to support participants in identifying stakeholders, understanding what motivates them, building shared narratives, designing engagement strategies, and activating stakeholders through concrete actions (Testing Actions).
The Engagement Board can be paired with two other tools: the Stakeholder Identity Card and the Testing Action Implementation Canvas. This helps project partners map out a stakeholders' journey in a purposeful manner aiming towards concrete actions.
Who is this tool for?
City practitioners wanting to involve local stakeholders in their project.
When should the tool be used?
It should be used towards the beginning of a project, in its first months, as a first step while mapping stakeholders.
How to use it online?
This tool can also be used during virtual meetings by uploading it to an online collaborative whiteboard platform, where participants can fill in the board with virtual sticky notes.
Two Tips for Facilitation
- Consider the “environment & place” sphere as a way to integrate Green Transition, bringing in “non-human” perspectives (ecosystems, natural resources, physical environment) into stakeholder thinking.
- Encourage an inclusive and intersectional approach by reminding participants that each domain is not homogeneous, but contains diverse actors, with different roles, levels of influence, and lived realities.
Use of the Stakeholder Engagement Board during the URBACT University 2026
