There is now a better way for you to share your draft projects with others. Whether you need feedback, approval, or just another pair of eyes for any reason, this new feature allows you to easily and securely share projects with others. The people you’re sharing with don’t even need a login or special information – just the link you send their way.
6 days ago
How do we ensure we are not just using participants as machines to provide feedback, but rather become partners in our decisions? It is important to consider crossing the border of engagement and venturing into the bond of trust.
7 days ago
Bang the Table provides evidence for the Select Committee on Democracy and Digital Technologies regarding elected representative’s need to embrace digital technologies to support democratic engagement and ensure the efficacy of the democratic process.
1 week ago
We are excited to announce the release of a completely new Survey tool within the EngagementHQ suite. This release includes a totally redesigned and intuitive look from both the administrators and participants’ perspective, as well as some efficiency goodies guaranteed to save you time. Learn about our new Survey tool and how to incorporate skip and conditional logic for better community surveys.
2 weeks ago
Parks and recreation facilities are at the heart of community wellbeing. It’s universally acknowledged that successful parks and recreation projects demonstrate a living commitment to the communities that they serve. It therefore follows that these beloved habitats of community life have a duty to place the community at their core.
2 weeks ago
The global decline of trust in government produces an array of complex questions and challenges for contemporary democracies. Decision-makers are increasingly acknowledging the need to listen to and understand the communities they serve.
3 weeks ago
An essential resource for twenty-first-century engagement practitioners that shows how to kick start your journey in digital engagement using Bang the Table’s community engagement platform, EngagementHQ.
3 weeks ago
This brief essay is a manifesto for the coming years, it points to the directions and priorities we will have in the development of our software and the services and partnerships that we use to support our clients to achieve the results they need.
3 weeks ago
Project Finder allows organizations to showcase projects, with dynamic filtering, in more locations. Highlight key engagement projects on your corporate or council website in a visual and interesting way.
1 month ago
Client: City of Launceston (Tasmania, Australia) Project: Tomorrow Together, A well-designed City Project Details: The City of Launceston recently launched a new engagement campaign titled ‘Tomorrow Together’ and is taking a theme-based approach to engage with their community. Rather than asking for feedback on each individual project, they are currently asking people up-front “what is […]
2 months ago
Granicus, the leading provider of cloud-based software solutions and digital engagement services for the public sector, announced a partnership with Bang the Table, the company behind the award-winning community engagement solution, EngagementHQ. The companies have collaborated on an integrated set of solutions that extend a variety of new capabilities and features to Granicus’ local government […]
2 months ago
From what to how to why, an essential guide to understanding fundamentals of community engagement Community engagement can be a complicated concept. Too often, attempts at singular definitions turn the concept of engaging people to have their say on decisions that impact their lives into abstract notions that sideline it’s essence. Emphasis on the lived […]
2 months ago
Let’s Chat Moncton is enabling better engagement with a bilingual community across a variety of local issues. With quality information flowing to and from the community and decision-makers, this dedicated online engagement space is bringing clarity to vital conversations in New Brunswick’s largest city.
2 months ago
Let’s Talk | Kōrero mai is the dedicated online engagement space of Rotorua Lakes Council, New Zealand, the local government body serving a diverse bicultural district with growing urban, rural, and lakeside communities. Over 2017-2018, the platform saw a significant rise in the number of visitors and participants having their say on a variety of […]
2 months ago
In an era of fake news, social media and public discussions among the like-minded, can deliberation renew democracy? Democracy is, seemingly, under threat the world over. Diversely labelled “democratic recession” and the “death of democracy” in the extreme, this has also given rise to “post democracy,” where parameters determining people’s living conditions are set by […]
2 months ago
At Bang the Table, we use our mission to focus our efforts, empower our teams, and help our client’s build engaged communities that flourish.
2 months ago
We are looking forward to a lively discussion at the International Association of Public Participation’s (IAP2) USA conference this year exploring decision-making processes for when to go online and when to go in-person, or both, as far as community engagement is concerned. We will discuss the difference if we were to approach design from a “digital first” perspective. Join the session Online Engagement – Always? First? After? When? at IAP2 USA Conference on Friday, September 6 at 1 pm.
3 months ago
We are extremely excited to be announcing a global partnership between Bang the Table and Balancing Act. Get the details of this new partnership and see how the Balancing Act software will integrate with EngagementHQ for best-in-class community participation and budget engagement software.
3 months ago
EngagementHQ now allows clients to use the site to build petitions within their community engagement. Petition page shows the number of responses and allows community members to simply choose to participate by filling out a form.
3 months ago
Bang the Table’s Engagement Manager, Casey Earp, and City of Golden, Colorado’s Senior Planner, Amber Wesner share some tricks of the trade for expanding your audience. Last week I presented at the Colorado APA conference alongside Amber Wesner, Senior Planner for the City of Golden, Colorado, about how the city is using online engagement tools […]
3 months ago
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