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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

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Delib in search for a sales superstar!

The elevator pitch: Delib has  great clients, offerings and long lists of targets.  We’re after a little more help to directly connect the two.  We’re looking for an enthusiastic person who loves selling – who can come in, understand what we’ve … Continue reading

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Delib on BBC Radio Newcastle

On Friday I had a surprising text from Gez which read, “Youre going on the radio in fifteen minutes” (kthxbai). Once I had established that this was actually true, and had a quick chat with Jonathan Miles’s producer at BBC … Continue reading

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Delib in the Guardian

We’ve been working in the digital democracy space for close to 10 years now, so it was nice to get a call from the Guardian back in May to ask if I (as one of the co-founders of Delib) would … Continue reading

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Government as a platform – infographic

I first came across the idea of “government as a platform” when I was interviewing Tim O’Reilly earlier in the year.  Tim’s quickest way of explaining “gov as a platform” was using the iPhone as an analogy: i.e. just as … 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

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Looking after ‘Your Freedom’ site as it’s strained by intense demand

So at Delib towers, we’re still here, looking after the http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk website we set live earlier today. We’re excited to be working on this project, which really does look like it could be, as Nick Clegg said this morning, ‘the … Continue reading

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Spreading Freedom with widgets

Within a few hours of the Your Freedom dialogue/crowd-sourcing site launching, we’re already seeing the ideas being distributed on sites via widgets. Here are a couple that we particularly like: @lesteph – Build your own Widget http://ht2.helpfultechnology.com/yourwidget/ props to @lesteph … Continue reading

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More working out working out (it’s Godin time)

I blogged a couple of weeks ago about working away from the office. In that line of thinking, Ben just sent me this piece from Seth Godin – Goodbye to the Office. I’m completely convinced that we need a space … Continue reading

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Government of South Australia uses Opinion Suite to improve public involvement with consultations online

The South Australian Department for Families and Communities (DFC) has today launched its new Consultation Finder, opening up consultation information online and making it easier for citizens to find out about ways to get involved in government decision-making. The Department … Continue reading

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