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Webinar: Where next for engagement?
On Friday, 17th February, we held the first in a series of webinars on community engagement for the Creative Councils programme run by NESTA. Edward Andersson, Deputy Director of Involve, reflected on where engagement is heading in a time of Localism … more » – Webinar: Where next for engagement?
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Tagged austerity, community engagement, consultation, Creative Councils, localism, NESTA
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Whose government is it anyway?
It’s an uncertain time in local government. Unprecedented cuts in public spending have accelerated debates – and decisions – about the use of scarce resources and whether councils need to do less with less. The rhetoric, and statutes, of localism … more » – Whose government is it anyway?
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Collaborative Crowds
Tweets posted during a recent event on crowdsourcing has made me think more deeply about whether the process can be used to promote deliberation by citizens. In this post I explore this idea and answer, yes and no. In the … more » – Collaborative Crowds
Crowdsourcing Policy: Can government harness the wisdom of crowds?
On Monday, I spoke at an Institute for Government event on ‘Crowdsourcing Policy‘, along with Will Cavendish (Cabinet Office), Roger Hampson (London Borough of Redbridge) Elizabeth Linder (Facebook), and Alex Butler (KindredHQ.com). I’ve since written a series of three posts based … more » – Crowdsourcing Policy: Can government harness the wisdom of crowds?
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Crowdsourcing: back to basics
This is the final post in a series of three based on a talk I gave at the Institute for Government at their Crowdsourcing Policy event, 23rd January 2012. The second post explored four ways that government could crowdsource policy. … more » – Crowdsourcing: back to basics
Using the crowd effectively
While the notion of the wisdom of the crowd has popular resonance, government should take care to think about what it wants to achieve when engaging the crowd. This is the second in a series of three posts based on a … more » – Using the crowd effectively
Putting the ‘social’ into the Green Economy
In pondering about the forthcoming UN Rio+20 Summit, focusing on the Green Economy, I recently watched a video from the UN Research Institute for Social Development looking at the challenge of making ‘green’ economies also socially ‘inclusive’. The speakers are … more » – Putting the ‘social’ into the Green Economy
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Tagged climate change, community, democracy, dialogue, economic democracy, green economy, local councils, modragon, sustainability, training, transition towns
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Crowdsourcing from first principles
The use of crowdsourcing in policy making may be a relatively new phenomenon. However, the principles that should guide its use are not. This is the first in a ‘series of three posts. The series is based on a talk I … more » – Crowdsourcing from first principles
Why democracy should start in the classroom
Could giving students more of a say in the way that schools are run lay the groundwork for more engaged and thoughtful citizenship later in life? The Department for Education is currently running a review of the curriculum (soon to … more » – Why democracy should start in the classroom
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Tagged big society, citizenship, democracy, education, national citizens service, student boice, student voice, young people
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The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
This blog is featured from our newsletter. Sign up for our newsletter here. Today we are launching our latest briefing paper. It explores the potential for impact of public engagement on individuals’ attitudes towards climate change and potentially their behaviour … more » – The use of public engagement in tackling climate change
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Tagged behavious change, citizenship, climate change, dialogue, distributed dialogue, nudge, nudge think shove, public, sustainability
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