What if Leeds…
Nice, informal, consultation site for what Leeds residents would like to see in their city:
engagement
Bookmarks for September 20th through October 1st
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Social intranets: Enterprises grapple with internal change – Great stuff on deploying social tech within big organisations. Open Government Licence – "You are encouraged to use and re-use the Information that is available under this licence, the Open Government Licence, freely and flexibly, with only … Keep reading
YouChoose
In what looks like a pretty interesting collaboration between what was the LGA Group and YouGov, YouChoose is an online budget simulator that: encourages members of the public to consider where council budget cuts should fall, where efficiencies might be made, and where income might be generated. You can see a working version up and … Keep reading
Democracy, decisions and politicians
I’m thrashing around with a post about consultation, engagement and crowdsourcing and why efforts in this direction haven’t been massively successful for governments – whether in the UK or elsewhere. I’ll get it into a fit state to publish one day, maybe. Catherine Howe (CEO of Public-I) is carrying out some research into how all … Keep reading
Bookmarks for August 11th through August 18th
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. OnePeople › Open source matters to open government. Really. – "Both DiMaio and Caudill make the mistake of believing that open source is about making cheap bits. Instead, it’s a blueprint for effective collaboration on a massive scale." Categorisation and other exciting details – "Part … Keep reading