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Crowd-source ideas and policies online.
www.dialogue-app.com
Run great budget consultation online. www.budgetsimulator.com
The purpose-built tool for governments to consult online.
www.quick-consult.com/
An open-source democracy platform.
www.citizenspace.com/
Monthly Archives: March 2009
onoffline
There’s no denying we’re an online company. It says so on our website. However, arguably just stating that we’re an “online” consultation company completely undersells what we do online – as online is a completely soul-less / character-less word, that … Continue reading
Viral – everyone’s talking about it . . .
Since launching aMap 6 weeks back, the concept really seems to have taken off with it virally propelling itself round the internet, getting people arguing from all corners of the world. A couple of my favorite arguments this week include: … Continue reading
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Alain de Botton’s ventures in participation
To celebrate the publication of his book The Pleasure and Sorrows of Work, Alain de Botton has created a really interesting user-gen website www.myworkingspace.co.uk where users can “share the true joy or horror of your working environment”.
I really love this concept, and simple execution, as it brings to life the central conceit of his book through in a participatory way – creating real engagement with his audience.
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Everybody loves the sunshine
It wasn’t long ago at all that I was getting the fright of my life trying to drive my car on six inches of solid ice and we were blogging about how the internet was awash with people talking about … Continue reading
Banning Jargon
I have been doing a lot of talking to people recently, proposing and kicking off various projects, and one thing that’s almost guaranteed at such meetings is someone saying ‘sorry, I didn’t understand that’. At the end of the day, … Continue reading
Posted in Bad examples, Democracy and government, Participation
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Participatory Budgeting using online tools = e-PB
Delib are really excited to be hosting a seminar on Participatory Budgeting and e-Democracy with the PB Unit in London on 2nd April. The seminar is to gather views and experiences on e-PB which can then be consolidated and used to inform and guide future work in this area.
This is an invite only event but all the details and outcomes will be disseminated widely, including the Delib blog. We are… Continue reading
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Charterpelago – Your Thoughts
We’ve been working with HMRC for the last few months on the consultation for their draft customer charter. This consultation follows a first round of consultation last summer, which produced a draft charter which is now open for comment before … Continue reading
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