Events

As part of the Creative Councils programme Involve and NESTA are hosting a series of free webinars on community engagement, coproduction and related issues. Many of the Creative Councils projects are trying to connect Councils with the communities they serve … more » – Community Engagement Webinars

Hear Involve Director Simon Burall talking on crowdsourcing at the Institute for Government’s panel debate.  23 January 2012, 18:00 – 19:30 (followed by a drinks reception) Consultations including the Red Tape Challenge, Your Freedom and Making Open Data Real have used … more » – Crowdsourcing Policy: Can government harness the wisdom of crowds?

On Monday 21st October, Director Simon Burall will be speaking to Iranian TV on the topic of ‘what is democracy?’ It will be broadcast on Sky Channel 515, and online a week later. We’ll post the link up as soon … more » – What is Democracy?

On Wednesday 19th, The Guardian ran a live discussion: is democracy in crisis? Simon Burall was on the panel discussing the findings of Pathways through Participation and its implications for local democracy. To view the discussion: Guardian Live discussion: Is … more » – Pathways through Participation featured in live Guardian discussion

On 18 October 2011, in a committee room in the Houses of Parliament, the Pathways through Participation project team launched ‘Local engagement in democracy’, a briefing paper summarising the findings and implications of the project for public participation. The event was hosted … more » – Local engagement and democracy: Findings and implications from Pathways through Participation

Big Global Society: unlocking social action on global issues. The Development Education Association (DEA) is a national organisation that brings together educational agendas related to globalisation and poverty, sustainable development and community cohesion. They work on both formal and informal … more » – DEA National Conference

The Third Sector in 2010: The Challenges & Opportunities of the Big Society – What will the new ‘Building a Stronger Civil Society’ Strategy and the ‘Big Society’ initiative mean in practical terms for organisations across the third sector? How … more » – The Challenges & Opportunities of the Big Society

10 Years on: Participatory Budgeting and the Big Society A Participatory Budgeting Unit Conference In the ten years since participatory budgeting was first introduced to the UK, many thousands of local people have been given the opportunity to participate in … more » – Participatory Budgeting and the Big Society

The Big Society: Patient and Public Engagement in Health This seminar, run in partnership with the Office for Public Management is part of OPM’s long-running series of Public Interest Seminars. It will focus on the future of patient and public engagement in … more » – Patient and Public Engagement in Health