Ethics, consent & accountability · Working

Community consultation

ELI5

Structured engagement with affected communities to inform decisions, risks, representation and accountability.

Used in conversation

“The production plan needs to address the community consultation before work begins.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Community consultation” in accessibility, localisation, ethics & ai conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains access, language adaptation, care, provenance and emerging synthetic-media responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 8

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.