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Economic regulation & the water industry: Between a rock , a hard place and a precipice Dr Ron Ben-David Chairperson Essential Services Commission. S c = V ─ P. S c = Customer Satisfaction V = Value (received by customer) P = Price (paid by customer).
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Economic regulation & the water industry: Between a rock, a hard placeand a precipiceDr Ron Ben-DavidChairpersonEssential Services Commission
Sc = V ─ P Sc = Customer Satisfaction V = Value (received by customer) P = Price (paid by customer)
How well does the price of water reflect the value derived by domestic users?(per cent of respondents nationwide) From: AWA/Deloitte (2011) State of the Water Sector Report 2010-15. (September)
Economic regulation & the water industry: Between a rock, a hard placeand a precipiceDr Ron Ben-DavidChairpersonEssential Services Commission
“uncertainty [does not] excuse the suspension of reason and the surrender of decision-making to emotive frolics of virtuous pursuit.” Ron Ben-David (2010)
Hierarchy of customer engagement informing consulting involving collaborating empowering
Some factors in designing customer engagement 1. Garbage in, Garbage out 2. New technologies & social media 3. The silent majority 4. Early & on-going 5. Sharing information
Some factors in designing customer engagement (cont…) 6. Going into the field 7. Respect & Appreciation 8. Manage expectations 9. Different interests 10. Playing politics
language-as-delivered vs language-as-received
Economic regulation & the water industry: Between a rock, a hard placeand a precipiceDr Ron Ben-Davidron.ben-david@esc.vic.gov.au