While participants of the Tatu City neighbors' consultation revealed that their consultation was somewhat interactive, those involved in the Tatu City coffee workers' consultations criticized the forums for resembling a form of tokenism, a simple fulfillment of process requirements. Interviewees indicated that they were able to raise questions and concerns, but there was little or no opportunity for group discussion.
“We were not told why we were explicitly required in the meeting, we were just being told what's going on. It was just like giving information, it wasn't really a discussion…You put up your hand, and say I want to give an answer to something. That's how we were being told to go about it (Tatu City, focus group).”