Archive for August, 2008

The ten golden rules of online participation and engagement

I’m sitting at the Bang the Table display at the IAP2 Conference in Glasgow. A fantastic gathering of specialists in community participation and a great place to share ideas about emerging best practice in online engagement and participation. I thought (given that this is a quiet moment) that I would attempt to set out 10 … Continue reading →

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How does online consultation marry with the IAP2 Core Values?

As an international leader in public participation, the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) has developed the “IAP2 Core Values for Public Participation” for use in the development and implementation of public participation processes. The core values were developed over a two year period with broad international input to identify those aspects of public participation … Continue reading →

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They keep asking questions – what should I do?

Over the past 8 months we have learned (sometimes the hard way) what constitutes best practice in terms of project team participation in online consultations. I thought it might be worth running through our current view of best practice. I will revisit this again when we have learned more, as we invariably will. Participation vs … Continue reading →

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Article from Live Wire in SMH on Web 2.0 and social change

August 1, 2008 – 10:05AM LiveWire The freedom of collaborative sites like Wikipedia is also their biggest flaw, reports Leon Gettler. WHEN US satirist Stephen Colbert introduced the term “wikiality” – the notion that something exists if it’s on Wikipedia and enough people believe it is true – he was going to the heart of … Continue reading →

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