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Our top 9 predictions for engagement in 2019
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...
Think you know gaming? Drop that stereotype right now
You might think a typical gamer is a young male who spends hours gaming in their room, not seeing the light of day. This stereotype is not accurate, not even slightly. Around 60%...
School holidays. To engage or not? When it’s appropriate and why it’s usually not.
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...
Facilitation: behind the scenes
If you’ve ever been to a facilitated workshop or event you’ll be familiar with the role of the facilitator: the person who welcomes everyone, encourages participation in...
Engagement tools: paper vs digital. Which is better?
In recent years digital engagement has really taken off with people experimenting with new technologies that make engagement activities more accessible and sustainable. As...
Beware of this four letter word when analysing community responses
You may have heard that online surveys are dead. Even though you’re constantly being bombarded with emails and website pop ups requesting your valuable input in the form of an online survey. How many of them do you simply ignore?
Are online surveys dead?
You may have heard that online surveys are dead. Even though you’re constantly being bombarded with emails and website pop ups requesting your valuable input in the form of an online survey. How many of them do you simply ignore?
Facilitation: Tips for successful sessions
Here at Articulous we facilitate a LOT of meetings and workshops. Thankfully we love doing this, especially when the content is complex or contentious. We have been tweeting a selection of our favourite twenty tips for making sure that your facilitation session runs as smoothly as possible, especially when using an external facilitator with a number of external participants.
Why everyday people turn up to community engagement activities
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.
