Each month, PlaceSpeak presents a Q&A with experts in public engagement and civic technology. This month, we spoke with Lisa Attygalle, Director of Engagement at the Tamarack Institute. The Tamarack Institute was established to make the ...
In our “4 Reasons Discussions Strengthen Your Online Consultation” blog post, we explored the many benefits of incorporating open and transparent dialogue as part of your online public consultation: both between the consultation proponent and ...
This month, we chatted with Jim Diers, community advocate and neighbourhoods expert. He was appointed the first director of Seattle's Department of Neighborhoods in 1988 where he served under three mayors over the next 14 years. His work ...
Each month, PlaceSpeak presents a Q&A with one of today’s most innovative thinkers in urbanism, public engagement, and civic technology. This month, we spoke with Benjamin Taylor, a founder and managing partner at RedQuadrant, a public services consultancy. ...
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 ...