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“Civic engagement,” like “innovation” or “economic development,” is one of those endeavours that is generally accepted as a positive and desirable thing. However, it is one whose concept, definition, and metrics of success can be elusive and likely means something different to everybody in municipal government. There is tremendous variance in the levels of enthusiasm and proficiency with which civic engagement is carried out across different communities (and even between different departments within municipalities), and