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Category Archives: Democracy and government
What Is The Big Society, And What If It Isn’t?
Interesting briefing paper out from the Consultation Institute today on what the Big Society might be, and how the government needs to issue more specifics on it, which reminded me of a point I’ve been pondering for a while. What … Continue reading
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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
Shiver Me Timbers, It Was Pugwash Time!
I tweeted on the Delib Twitter account last Wednesday that we were about to play the Captain Pugwash theme tune on the development floor here at Delib Towers, and that an explanation would be on the blog soon, so here … Continue reading
More Budget Consultation, Budget Dialogues and Participatory Budgeting!
Everyone’s talking about spending and budgets at the moment, changes that are going to affect everyone’s lives. As well as the Government’s Spending Challenge Dialogue being run with our Dialogue App, it’s not surprising that we’re also getting tons of … Continue reading
How the UK government is turning itself into a platform
The concept of “government as a platform” is a simple one: just as the value of the iPhone has been maximised by opening up the iPhone and allowing users to create apps (200,000+ to date), so should government open itself … Continue reading
Andy’s rules #261586
Andy’s rules….always go for the Win Win Scenario Much of life is not zero-sum: one person’s gain is not another’s loss. Work towards a win for all participants. Not just a compromise; a win. Is that possible? Try anyway. Source … Continue reading
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Big Society: some thoughts on what it is, where it might go and how we might fit
Last Tuesday, I was fortunate enough to go along to the Big Society Network launch at Number 10 (I’ve never been before and, whether or not it should be like this, there’s still an exciting sense of prestige, privilege and … Continue reading
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Partnership discounts for Budget Simulator
After talking to several councils about purchasing models for Budget Simulator and understanding the growing need for consulting on cuts this year, I’m pleased to say that we are now able to offer discounts for organisations buying in partnership. Hopefully, … Continue reading
Government Spending Challenge Data Opened Up Further
We launched another Dialogue App for UK Central Government last week, this time called the Spending Challenge, which is asking for people’s ideas on public spending and how money might be saved, be it from a small issue or a … Continue reading
Local Authorities, Government And Social Media
It’s funny how some ideas stay hidden for a long time, and then get mentioned by separate people in separate places all at the same time isn’t it? This idea’s one of those, and it’s a quick one really. Traditional … Continue reading