It’s hard getting things done in any government organization. Procedures must be followed, there’s an abundance of caution, lengthy sign-off chains and at the end of it all – a political decision. It’s to the credit of government staff that they just want to get on with things. One of the side effects of this […]
4 years ago
When Bang the Table expanded its offerings into the US, it sparked the interest of Ingrid Heilke, host of The Private Side of Public Work podcast, and a leader in the urban planning and design sector.
4 years ago
Find out more about developing a conversation kit for community engagement.
4 years ago
We are often asked about bringing together face to face and online community engagement and how the two relate to each other. There is no doubt in my mind that online community engagement plays a really important role in preparing for and supporting face to face engagement. It brings more people into the room, gets […]
4 years ago
After four days of nerve-wracking taxicab rides and frantic jaywalking, our time in New York for the 2017 APA National Conference has come to a close. It was a busy weekend at the Bang the Table booth. We brought 432 shot glasses to the conference and left with zero–planners sure know how to have fun! […]
4 years ago
Our CEO and CO-Founder Matt Crozier sat down with Kirsten Wyatt from ELGL to discuss best practices in civic engagement. In the GovLove podcast, Matt reveals tips, ideas, case studies and engagement hacks that help local governments of all sizes understand and implement successful online community engagement. Listen to podcast: http://elgl.org/2017/05/09/podcast-citizen-engagement-with-matthew-crozier-of-bang-the-table/ About ELGL innovative […]
4 years ago
Indigenous recognition in land-use planning has gained new ground in Ontario, Canada. But relative to Auckland, New Zealand, it still has some distance to cover.
4 years ago
A worldwide surge in the use of public participation tools has seen the rise of the ‘participation professional’.
4 years ago
With the evolution of online tools for engaging citizens in government business a whole range of descriptors have emerged for this practice. The virtual town hall is one of these but it has its roots in the existing processes of local government which traditionally have engaged the community (well a small and mostly angry part […]
4 years ago
Today we presented a webinar with our good friends at ELGL (Engaging Local Government Leaders) about managing outrage using online tools. Online engagement of your community can be used to both manage and prevent outrage and yet so many cities appear to be fearful about using this effective management tool. This has a lot to do […]
4 years ago
Small cities and large governments alike are finding that offering an online space for citizens to express their opinions is a necessity for successful community engagement. Countries like Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom have been effectively engaging communities online for years. However, it’s still a fairly new concept in the US with […]
4 years ago
Jason Diceman, Facilitator and a Senior Public Consultation Coordinator for the City of Toronto, discusses avoiding ‘groupthink’, reliability of collective results and a more involved deliberative process in his new creation, Feedback Frames.
4 years ago
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