I’ve had a bit of second hand feedback that it would be good to hear more about the sorts of things I touched on at Public Sphere #2 in Canberra last week. I’ve been meaning (and hoping to find time) to blog about a few issues since then but have yet to find (or is … Continue reading
Archive for June, 2009
Public Sphere Talk
http://vimeo.com/5331889 Public Sphere: Government 2.0 – Dr Crispin Butteriss from Kate Lundy on Vimeo.
Introducing our Partners in Canada
I’ve just returned from a trip to Vancouver to spend time with Howard Adam, Colin Ellis and Anthea Brown who are the team at SustaiNet who, I am proud to be able to say, are now our partners providing Bang the Table services in Canada. SustaiNet are software distributors who specialise in community engagement and … Continue reading
Intervening in a Community Forum
I’ve been thinking lately about how and when we intervene in our community forums. It’s a tricky task and I don’t always get it right which has prompted me to go looking for some guidance from elsewhere on the net – to little effect. I’ve googled “online facilitation”, “facilitating online forums”, “facilitating online communities” and … Continue reading
Govis 09 Conference Presentation
This link will take you to a videocast of my presentation to the GOVIS09 Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand earlier this month.
Online Consultation Visitation Patterns
I’ve been playing around with our analytics for this year and thought these graphs might be worth sharing… The vast majority of people are online during the working week. Apparently, in general, the majority of the community has better things to do with its weekend than join discussions about public policy. While no weekday fell … Continue reading
Improving Community Consultation in the ACT
The Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister is currently consulting on Bang the Table about how the ACT Government can improve the way it consults and engages the ACT community.




