We've developed a free online course to help eliminate the hassle associated with collating and analysing qualitative feedback to public consultation and engagement activities. The free course includes videos, cheat...
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MAXQDA is a powerful computer-assisted qualitative data analysis (QDA) software. This may sound very technical, but in layman's terms MAXQDA is a software application which helps researchers and analysts gain...
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Citizen engagement and participation has been part of the democratic decision-making process going all the way back to Ancient Rome. Ancient Romans thought it to be part of their civic duty...
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In earlier blogs, we looked at maximising your response rates. Often with consultations, you hear from the same people again and again. The question is - how do you reach new...
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The results are in! We asked Councils across New Zealand to tell us how they go about Online Public Participation. The study was done in 2014 and again this year. Below...
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A number of community engagement projects have been named as finalists in the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Excellence Awards 2018, these include: Manurewa and Papakura Local Boards for engagement…
One of the projects we have undertaken this year was surveying residents of Lower Hutt in regards to the Living Wage. Over the last couple of years, there had been…
Citizens’ panels are an easy and cost-effective way for local government to consult with their community. A lot of thought and planning goes into a survey even before the first…
Citizens’ panels are an easy and cost-effective way for local government to consult with their community. A lot of thought and planning needs to go into a survey even before…
On the 29th and 30th of June 2016, I attended the ‘Winds of Change’ New Zealand Symposium. The conference started off with a bus tour of the Meridian West Wind…