There are many benefits to online engagement: it is accessible 24/7, cost efficient, environmentally-friendly, and has the potential to reach a greater audience than the “usual suspects” who turn up to town hall meetings. Whether ...
Yesterday, Lawrence Grodeska published the second part of his civic tech series. As he discussed the opportunities available in the rapidly-growing sector, this stuck out to me in particular. "An enormous opportunity exists to transform the ...
The Canadian federal election's been on our mind lately. From innovative election polling to real-time voter intention, we've been exploring some of PlaceSpeak's potential for electoral politics. A recent Knight Foundation challenge asked, "How might ...
Code for America held their 4th annual summit last week, for the first (but not the last) time in Oakland. I went down with with PlaceSpeak CEO Colleen Hardwick. Digesting the lessons of the conference ...