Did you miss August’s Tech Tuesday event? Watch it now!
The August NCDD Tech Tuesday on Local Governments Adopting Online Engagement looked at how local governments are adopting online engagement as part of their public participation activities. Our two presenters were:
- Della Rucker, Managing Editor of EngagingCities and Chief Instigator at Wise Economy
- Susan Stuart Clark, Director of Common Knowledge, NCDD board member and consultant to local governments
Della and Susan reviewed examples of how local governments are using online engagement, the state of the industry, key factors to consider in planning and implementing online engagement – and how online engagement can be used to complement and enhance in-person dialogue.
You can you watch the hour-long program above and on YouTube here. You can also download:
- Susan’s PowerPoint presentation about the context for how and why local governments are adding online engagement and critical strategies for successful implementation of these tools.
- Highlights of questions and helpful comments from the participants, along with additional commentary by Della Rucker.
If this is a topic of interest to you, here are additional resources:
- Visit the Tech for Engagement page in NCDD’s Resource Center
- Check out Della’s “Online Public Engagement Emporium” with an overview of current prominent tools
- Read Susan’s paper on Broadening Public Participation Using Online Engagement Tools written for the Institute for Local Government
Susan Stuart Clark founded the Common Knowledge Group, with the mission of expanding civic participation and civic imagination for a more inclusive and innovative democracy. Common Knowledge projects have pioneered new ways of “putting the public back in public policy” in California state and local government.
