Reflecting on Public Participation in Our Time
Frances Bula, reporter with The Globe and Mail, interviewed Susanna Haas Lyons for the national newspaper’s recent article about public engagement with online tools. The new democracy: Surrey to launch ...
The US Army’s 2013 Social Media Handbook is an excellent resource for any organization. Privacy and security are critical considerations for successful social media efforts, and who better to follow ...
This is a visually rich, thought provoking presentation explores how digital communication creates the conditions for global democracy. It’s presented by Joe Mitchell, who’s a fan and student of open ...
Simon Fraser University’s Public Square community engagement project is using innovative engagement techniques to connect town and gown on pressing public issues. For example, after a recent youth summit on ...
Linked In has a simple to use, native visualization tool that displays the connections among your professional network. Better yet, it’s interactive, so you can click around to explore your ...
“UBC researcher Susanna Haas Lyons turned to social networking to help the Greenest City Conversations project get residents’ input on transportation,” is the photo caption on a recent Georgia Straight ...
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 ...
