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Online engagement helps envision crowdsourced smart cities

In the emerging trend of community-based smart initiatives, Tooran Alizadeh envisions crowdsourced smart cities.

Four key issues to consider for effective online dialogue

Facilitating effective online dialogue is a refined skill that requires careful consideration of process, issue framing, participant behaviour and a deep understanding of dialogue principles. In this article we look at 4 key issues to consider before hosting an online dialogue. 4 key issues to consider for online dialogue 1. Framing and Contextualising This first […]

How Single Sign-On can enhance your online engagement activities

Use single sign-on to help you drive participation to your online engagement portal and grow your database while creating a more streamlined service offer for your community.

Tolerance and common good: e-participation impacts social polarisation

Recent study reveals e-participation directly influences perceptions of tolerance and common good.

‘Smart citizens’ stem the flow of inclusive citizen science

Stijn Brouwer looks at one of the most interesting twenty-first century manifestations of stakeholder engagement: Citizen Science.

Online ideation activates community engagement

Ideation taps into community creativity to identify problems, locate solutions and build relationships to enrich conversations. In their recent webinar, Nathan Connors and Johannes Kresling reveal how ideation can transform engagement. They illustrate how ideation can nurture valuable community relationships for ongoing and future projects, keep people invested in engagement, bring clarity to challenges, and […]

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Storytelling projects inspiring new community connections

Community engagement and public libraries suggest a certain symbiosis. Re-weaving this convergence, Sherry Norfolk and Jane Stenson highlight how storytelling strengthens community.

4 Simple Steps to do Qualitative Analysis

How to do Qualitative Analysis? – Follow four simple steps for qualitative analysis to help you organise, code, explore and report on your consultation data.

Understanding EHQ Auto Email Notifications

In this article we explain how our new email notification system will help your community stay informed and engaged in your projects.

Public involvement framework fortifies Ireland’s Department of Health

A milestone resource, Ireland’s new ‘Framework for Public Involvement in Clinical Effectiveness Processes’ brings public participation front and centre in healthcare decision making.

Public involvement framework fortifies Ireland’s Department of Health

A milestone resource, Ireland’s new ‘Framework for Public Involvement in Clinical Effectiveness Processes’ brings public participation front and centre in healthcare decision making.

Qualitative analysis digs deep into community engagement

Effective qualitative analysis answers key questions in ways that go beyond looking at the What to understand the Why.

How your public library can help with online engagement

If you’re looking to access more members of your community and drive involvement in your consultations, then look no further than your city library service.

Is your online consultation being gamed?

Learn some of the tell-tale signs that someone is trying to sway your consultation and how you can ensure your data is accurate.

Top 5 FAQ’s for your homepage

Understand which FAQs are the most useful for explaining important information to your community on the homepage of your EHQ site.

FAQs about digital rights in online public engagement

Data privacy and security are hot button news issues right now. You only have to look at recent reporting around Facebook’s fast and loose attitude towards people’s private data and the European Union’s response to data privacy issues to see these issues are finally receiving the attention they deserve.

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