involvementranging
Involvementranging is a term used in discussions of participation dynamics to describe the variation in how people engage with a task, project, or system. It emphasizes that involvement is not a fixed attribute but can range along a continuum from minimal awareness to full decision-making power, and that individuals may shift their position across stages or contexts.
The term is a neologism rather than a formal theory and has appeared in conversations about participatory
Practically, involvementranging can be analyzed along several dimensions: scope (which components of a process a person
Applications include designing inclusive decision processes, allocating resources to engage diverse participants, and tailoring interventions to
Limitations include a lack of standard definitions, potential oversimplification of social dynamics, and context sensitivity. As