Category Archives: Bad examples

Online Engagement With Youtube

I remember blogging about this sort of thing more than once back in the day, here and here for example, but this story in the e-Government Bulletin has left me really shocked. It’s a no brainer that if you want … Continue reading

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Save time, money and hassle without sacrificing take-up, usability or efficiency – 8 commonly-requested things that you don’t actually need to build into your consultation system

Writing a specification for an online consultation system can be a very cathartic exercise. You can set out all the things that bother you about the way things are done at the moment, all the things you might like to … Continue reading

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How Not To Tender For e-Consultation Software

This is an issue that’s vexed us for some years here, but having just seen the most ridiculous tender process we’ve ever come across, we really have to say something for the good of all. After all, if we ignore … Continue reading

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Online Engagement – Social Media Vs SEO

Here at Delib, we’re the kind of people that like to learn from each other and from what the other companies in our group do. We had a really interesting talk a few weeks ago on social media vs ‘search engine … Continue reading

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Consultation Institute Wrong On e-Participation

We like the Consultation Institute. Their courses are interesting and they’ve come from nothing to national prominence in just a few years, all impressive stuff. But occasionally, when it comes to online consultation, they seem to miss a few tricks. … Continue reading

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‘Spooks’ and the fear of online participation

Anyone else catch this (the episode and the drift)?  I watched the latest episode of Spooks over the weekend (and enjoyed it, so what?) and, part-way through, realised that it was actually a dramatisation of what’s going on in the … Continue reading

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Twitter – Data Vs Copy

Before the article, a brief synopsis of it for the tech savvy    “TL:DR? gez @delibconsults wants tweet txt kept simple #web2.0″   Now actual words for real people.    Twitter’s been an interesting e-participation development over the last couple … Continue reading

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Trafigura And The Guardian – Never Forget Who You Are

I’m in the London office today, and just took a photo of this postcard on the wall, thinking it would fit with a blog post at some point. Then it suddenly struck me, today’s main internet news in this part … Continue reading

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Discussing the good and the not so good…

As part of my daily activities with Delib, I’ve been speaking to council employees who are involved in budget consultation at their various establishments. Because of this, I’ve been fortunate enough to quickly gain a good understanding of the differing … Continue reading

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E-Petitions And Their Outcomes

Can’t really let this one go past without comment. For all the controversy and debate stirred up by the number 10 e-petitions site over the last year, this one may have legs. A user has submitted an e-petition to the … Continue reading

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