The Missing Report

✨ Writing Prompt

Imagine you are a policy-maker in a bustling government office. One of your most crucial reports, which details the recommended actions for a new environmental policy, has gone missing just days before a key meeting with stakeholders. With tensions rising and various parties eager to push their agendas, you must uncover who has the report and why it has disappeared. Write a narrative that explores your investigation into the missing document, incorporating dialogue and interactions with various stakeholders, each with their own motives and concerns. How do you communicate with them? What strategies do you use to ensure transparency and maintain trust? Conclude with the discovery of the report and reflect on what this experience taught you about the importance of stakeholder communication in the policy-making process.