This category contains old posts by Bang the Table staff about various aspects of public engagement practice. It is for shorter pieces that do not fit into the Opinion section.
Each year, #CityHallSelfie day drives thousands of residents to city hall buildings across the country. We have teamed up with ELGL and put together a list of tips to help you take participation to the next level.
1 week ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority’s online community engagement journey reveals vital insights into public involvement in the health sector.
1 month ago
Good community engagement involves both online and in-person methods. Great community engagement, however, blends the two methods together–giving the community a seamless continuum of ways to participate.
1 month ago
EngagementHQ provides a suite of resources for looking after engaging citizens’ assemblies. Here 9 reasons EngagementHQ is perfect for Citizens’ Assemblies.
1 month ago
Online community engagement has revealed a whole new world of opportunities and tools for better, wider, and deeper conversations with communities large and small. See how smaller cities are making a big impact with community engagement.
1 month ago
“Against the conference backdrop of collaboration and learning, it was simply refreshing to partake in the discussion and be welcomed to the table.” Caity Belta discusses her introduction to the ELGL community as she meets leaders in government across the country.
2 months ago
Fostering equitable spaces for everyone in your community is a lifetime of work, so look at it as a journey that you, and your community take together. Let’s get started!
2 months ago
Canterbury Bankstown Council is engaging with their community to help plan for the future growth of the Bankstown CBD by developing an integrated transport and streetscape plan. Learn about council’s undertaking on an ongoing multi-stage engagement with their community on a high-value and impactful project and how you can implement their strategy in your own engagement efforts.
2 months ago
What if face-to-face patient and public involvement was no longer an option? How does digital first engagement relate to the most regulated field of public participation in the world?
2 months ago
The ELGL Engagement Corner is a new, members only engagement site, powered by the EngagementHQ platform. As our valued partner, ELGL shares a common mission with Bang the Table, to foster meaningful connections that benefit local government leaders and the people they serve.
2 months ago
Engagement vs Surveillance – Is it engagement if the community don’t know you are listening?A look at when smart city adoption of technology might start to disengage the community.
2 months ago
Moonee Valley City Council engaged with its community to help plan the future of Windy Hill, an iconic sport and recreation reserve in Essendon, Victoria. This project is a terrific example of a council undertaking early engagement with their community to inform future planning and development.
3 months ago
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