Over the past four years, we've engaged more than 150,000 across Australia and New Zealand to address the big data issues facing our communities and organisations. That's 150,000 people who've made an active contribution, mostly positive, and not just 150,000 clicks,...
In the second part of our Insights series, we unpack the many shades of green and take a more detailed look at what community and environment issues really are. Aside from the technology and data, one of the biggest changes we’ve seen is how much more closely people...
There's a terrible myth that people don't want change. That's just not true. What people are actually afraid of is change when there's no sense of control. Or when change is forced upon them and there are no options. Most people, when they understand the challenges,...
1. Civic Innovation powers ahead - The Smart Cities Council launched the Guidance Note for Civic Innovation which defines civic innovation for the first time, and defines 5 principles for good practice. 2. Measuring up - Evaluation and measurement will continue to...
As a general rule the school holidays are best avoided when planning community engagement activities because people are generally harder to reach and disengaged from reality during holiday periods. This is especially so at Christmas when everything tends to get that...
In recent years digital engagement has really taken off with people experimenting with new technologies that make engagement activities more accessible and sustainable. As leaders in the digital engagement sector, Articulous is often called upon to help clients who...
It was a Saturday morning. The first day in a four-month process for members of a citizen engagement process to tackle a very tricky issue.
The proverb – “he who hesitates is lost” could be true when it comes to last minute stakeholder engagement. If we spend too much time thinking about engaging rather than planning and delivering it strategically, we can run out of time to gain meaningful and timely...
“I’ve been yelled at. Threatened. Spat at. Cried at. I’ve felt in danger. I’ve felt frightened. I’ve felt exhausted.” That’s how one colleague has described her life as an engagement manager on a major road construction job. But it’s her perfect job. “I get to...
