Helen Lucocq, Strategy and Policy Manager BBNPA (September 2021) has described the experience of Dafydd delivering a Citizens’ Assembly for the Brecon Beacon National Park Authority as “inspirational.” She went on to say, “Dafydd has helped us take a partially formed idea into a fully functioning engaged group of people alive to the issues the National Park is facing. Dafydd has helped us (the Park Authority) transform the way the way we think of citizen (and stakeholder) involvement for the future.” 

“The quality of the service surpassed expectations. The contractor was always open to discussion and was easily contactable. Performance surpassed expectations.”

Lucy Jones

North Wales Carer's Trust Dementia Support Service May 2019.

“We were very happy with the work undertaken. We liked the engagement model used and that fact that community consultation drove the project findings.” He rated the overall contractor performance as excellent.

Mark Blackmore,

Bridgend County Borough Council March 2018.

"Dafydd’s ability to judge the dynamic of the room meant that our participants were able to make meaningful contributions to our programme plans, which will be translated into our workplans over the next couple of years. The opportunity for dialogue afforded by Dafydd’s facilitation skills was invaluable. I also really valued Dafydd’s analytical skills during this whole process based on what he’d heard and seen during the events." 

Carol Owen, Principle Public Health Practitioner,

Public Health Wales, January 2018.

“Dafydd works effectively and manages the complexity of multiple stakeholders in the design, delivery and follow up of interventions. He understands the customer’s imperative to ensure wide ranging consultation and involvement from all stakeholders in Wales. His facilitation skills are personable, focused and attentive to the dynamics in the room and the purpose of the event. By handling difficult situations with grace and skilfulness, he always ensures the clients get what they need and the participants are truly engaged.”

"His experience as a facilitator combines with a deep understanding of the policy landscape in Wales and an extensive network of contacts in the public, private and voluntary sectors. His confident manner and encouragement of those he’s working with ensures he gets the best from people. He’s able to transfer his facilitation skills through coaching and supporting the delivery teams he works with. He is of course very comfortable working in either Welsh or English.”

Steve Bather,
Global Facilitation Lead for MeetingSphere

Dafydd’s work was excellent and the project has developed greatly with his input. Dafydd brought an additional dimension to the work with his understanding of community development and how to engage with different groups in a variety of ways, in order to encourage their participation in the project. It’s been a pleasure to work with Dafydd on this project – he has provided a great deal of information, advice and insight. He has been supportive and helpful to the project and has also contributed a great deal to the overall Food Vale initiative.

Rhianon Urquhart

Principal Health Promotion Specialist

Cardiff and Vale Public Health Team

"Dafydd helped us pin down and prioritize our objectives for the engagement workshop and to create a well designed and impactful event. The workshop has contributed to positive relationship building with key partners and helped identify opportunities for future funding and collaboration. We had lots of very positive feedback on the workshop and our volunteers valued the engagement methods used."

Chair of Trustees Swansea Community Farm