Embedding public engagement in government
Government institutions engage the public in many ways. These range from communications and research, to face-to-face public meetings and through frontline staff. Those that engage the public well are transparent about what they do and responsive to what citizens tell them. For many institutions this requires significant culture change, from an inwardly focused organisation, to one able to put citizens at the heart of what it does. Our work seeks to embed this change across government institutions.
Current projects:
OECD - Indicators of Open Government
ScienceWise Big Society Briefing
Publications:
Citizen Power in Recession?The case for public engagement in local government
Armchair Involvement playing cards
Participatory Budgeting and the Arts
Armchair Involvement practical technology for improving engagement
The True Costs of Public Participation
Articles:
Cutting the national debt with avatars
Spending cuts consultation - just a PR ploy?...
Past work:
Involve and I&DeA Informal Engagement in Health Guidance
Participatory Budgeting and the Arts
Surveying Open Government in the OECD
