Public Participation in Our Time
Digital democracy pioneer Chris Quigley presented yesterday at a digital democracy event I organized that attracted over 30 Vancouverites. Chris’ shared with work with Delib, a UK-based online engagement firm ...
This new report by Tina Nabatchi, published by the IBM Center for The Business of Government, provides a practical assessment guide for government program managers who want to know if ...
Today is the last day of the Canadian Government’s consultation on open government. They are asking for public direction on issues of open data, open information and open dialogue. Here’s ...
In what ways does Internet-enabled policy forums enrich democratic citizenship in the United States and Europe? This is the theme of a new book collaboration from 19 researchers, edited by ...
The Alberta Climate Dialogue just released a series of short videos exploring the benefits of deliberative democracy, featuring well known practitioners such as Matt Leighninger (DDC), Janette Hartz-Karp (Curtin University), ...
The Citizens League asked a group of teens how to best involve their peers in online civic engagement. At two Students Speak Out Design Challenge workshops, held in Minnesota and ...
I presented this month to Net Tuesday Vancouver, which is a monthly series for people interested in how online tools can advance the work of non-profits, foundations, government agencies and ...
Some of the brightest minds in digital engagement strategy have just released a report and series of articles on the Standford Social Innovation Review about how digital work happens in ...
Pathways to Participation is a new report from the UK that explores why and how people participate in their society. A critical finding for public engagement efforts is that too often public consultation changes nothing for citizens but a decreased willingness to continue to be engaged. Also useful is the findings on why participation starts, continues or stops.
After reviewing a number of guides written to help public managers consider how to best choose and apply online tools for public engagement, I’ve selected five as my favourites. Here ...