Resources

Helpful stuff
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Videos

Maximising Participation with your Budget Simulator (2010)

15 tried and tested tips for making the most of your online budget consultation.
Local Authority Audit (2009)

Research findings of our 2009 national audit of local authority online consultation offerings.
Obama's Democracy 2.0 (2009)

A briefing paper written by Chris on President Obama's new approach to governance.
About Delib (2008)

A grand overview of what we actually do at Delib, who we help, and how.
Political Blogging - The space between debate and action (2007)

A piece written by Gez on how government can use blogs to engage better online in its formal policy setting and consultation process.
Budget Consultation Report (2006)

Colourful graphs and things, showing why and how public sector organisations conduct a budget consultation.
21 Common e-Consultation Mistakes (2005)

Some friendly, helpful advice about online consultation that's as true today as it was then.
'Playocracy': a study of Demgames (2002)

A piece that Chris wrote in 2002 explaining why games are a great way to engage young people with democracy.

Case Study: BEH Future for Barnet, Enfield and Haringey PCTs

We helped run an extensive consultation to involve the public in a difficult decision and achieved a great result in a challenging context.
Case Study: Eden District Council Opinion Suite (2009)

We helped Eden District Council pick the Opinion Suite features they needed to create their ideal consultation tool.
Case Study: The National Dialogue for NAPA (2009)

We sparked off a national dialogue for the National Academy of Public Administration in the US.
Case Study: SWPA Budget Simulator (2009)

We made a Budget Simulator for South Wales Police Authority. Full story inside.
Case Study: DIUS Ideas Forest and Blog (2009)

We grew a forest of ideas for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Find out how.

Opinion Suite Product Doc (2009)

What is Opinion Suite?
Introduction to Light Touch Consultation (2009)

Introducing tailored consultation projects that do what you want them to.
Dialogue App (2009)

Great debate really easily.