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PlaceMatters

PlaceMatters is a Denver, CO based non-profit that believes in informed, equitable, and effective citizen engagement.

Through the use of novel public engagement processes and emerging communication technology, PlaceMatters enables effective civic decision-making.

We work to ensure that communities and organizations design and implement processes that garner broad public involvement and support and lead to sustainable, livable communities.


Agenda

• Introduction

• eParticipation Methods

• Cross-Media Participation

• Cross-Media Case Studies


Intro


eParticipation – Communication Channels

Chats

Wikis

Blogs

Forums

Email

SMS

MMS

Forms

Interactive Maps

Content Management SystemsSurveys

Mailing Lists

Webcasts

Groupware


Tech Considerations

(Source: www.medscape.com)

Technology Adoption Life-cycle

• Facilitation• Authentication• Channels interoperability• Push/pull• Public/private• Usability• Accessibility• Adoption• Target Groups


Communication Structure

InformationConsultation

Participation

Increasing level of citizen involvement and influence on policy-making

(Source: OECD)


Chats

Wikis

Blogs

Forums

Email

SMS

MMS

Forms

Interactive Maps

Content Management SystemsSurveys

Mailing Lists

Webcasts

Groupware

Online Dialogue (Zebralog)

Outreach - Email, SMS, etc.Deliberation - ForumSummary - Wiki

eParticipation Formats


eParticipationMethods


Online Mapping, GIS, Visualization

e.g. Durango Comprehensive Plan Update

Information Consultation Participation

Resources:• www.maptools.org

Plug-n-Play• earth.google.com• www.platial.com• www.communitywalk.com

Open Source Tools• www.openlayers.org• www.worldkit.org• www.geoserver.org


Online Video

e.g. MetroFuture Growth Scenarios


Resources:• blip.tv/file/229896/


Webcasts

Town Meetings


Resources:• www.webcastguide.co.uk• www.ustream.tv


Social Software

Campaigning


Resources:• www.myspace.com/

hillaryclinton

• Facebook.com• Myspace.com• Twitter.com


eDebates

e.g. Minnesota, CNN / Youtube


Resources:• e-democracy.org/edebatemn06• www.youtube.com/debates


Online Surveys

Visual Preference Survey


Resources:• surveymonkey.com


Choicebooks

e.g. Voices and Choices, Northeast Ohio


Resources:• www.voiceschoices.org


Interactive Mapping

e.g. Kiosk at Denver youth exhibition


Resources:• demos.placematters.or

g/910_youth_mapping

Live Demo >Live Demo >


eConsultation

e.g. Direkt zur Kanzlerin


Resources:• www.DirektZurKanzlerin.de


Mobile Polling

e.g. CommunityMatters Conference


Resources:• http://

demos.placematters.org/mobilepoll



eMeetings (Groupware, Keypad Polling)

e.g. 21st Century Town Hall Meeting


Resources:• AmericaSpeaks.org• KeypadPolling.org



Community Mapping


Resources:



Story Telling


Resources:• LandVisions.org• vision2030routt.org


Online Dialogues

e.g. Berlin Wall Dialogue


Resources:• Zebralog.de• discourse-machine.de• Berlin.de


Cross-MediaParticipation


Cross-Media – Policy Cycle


Cross-Media – Decision-Making Process

Audiences

Process

Input (Values, Local or Expert Knowledge, Public Comment) collected in different ways and integrated into the decision-making process


Orlando InnovationWay


Cross-Media - Information

AudiencesChannels: Same

content on different platforms in different forms

Process


Comprehensive Plan


Cross-Media – Civic Engagement

Process

PublicInput

PublicInput

Bridges: Communication channels are specifically designed to keep participants engaged across phases.


Resilient Communities - Outreach

DRAFT


Cross-Media – Civic Engagement

Process

PublicInput

PublicInput

Channels: Communication channels are specifically designed to provide different venues for participants to become engaged.


Public Budgeting – Berlin Lichtenberg

Online Dialogue

Kick-Off

Meetg.

Open Space Workshops

Via Mail

ReviewTeam

Online Survey

PaperSurvey

FinalMeeting

Poll

Final DecisionBy Local

Gov.

Small LocalWorkshops


Case Studies


Durango Comprehensive Plan Update

Comprehensive Plan Update for the City of Durango

Four key phases:

• Initial assessment• Analysis of different growth scenarios• Plan development• Implementation.

Community involvement was incorporated intoeach of these phases


Durango Comprehensive Plan Update


Presidential Climate Action Plan

The National Energy Center for Sustainable Communities (NECSC), in partnership with The Johnson Foundation, held four leadership summits to:

• review sustainable development goals • build a five-year climate action plan.

The first three summits focused on Energy and Climate, Natural Resource Stewardship and Building Sustainable Communities. The fourth took the recommendations from the previous three summits as well as review the original PCSD recommendations to build an action plan.


CDOT – Growth Forecast Demo

• Assess possible cumulative development effects related to the C-470 Corridor project. • Analysis of potential built out. • Rules are derived from review of local and regional policies. • Focus group meetings and individuals involved in local development processes. • Collection of feedback on existing data from developers, local experts and community members during workshop and online.

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Panel Discussion