Brought to you by US Practice Lead, Amanda Nagl of Bang the Table. The International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) is hosting their annual conference in Banff, Canada and have asked that all proposals incorporate a mountain theme. This got me thinking about the many mountains we climb as engagement professionals. For me, the mountains … Continued
Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Meghan Ruble, of Bang the Table. Today is the day! Your online engagement site is going live, a culmination of months, perhaps years of work to foster internal buy-in, secure funding, identify projects, create content, gather images and finally launch your site. Congratulations! Now the real work begins. In my … Continued
Brought to you by Engagement Manager, Michelle Stephens, of Bang the Table. Public meetings full of angry and misinformed residents? A community that doesn’t understand their purpose and role in the development review process? Inefficient input analysis and reporting process? Voices missing from the conversation? All of these are common challenges faced throughout the development review … Continued
Brought to you by US Practice Lead, Amanda Nagl of Bang the Table. As 2020 is quickly approaching, we can’t help but reflect on the incredible year we have seen for our clients and Bang the Table family in the digital engagement and consultation world. 2019 was a year of growth and tremendous progress in … Continued
Brought to you by Stéphanie Beauregard, Practice Lead and Engagement Manager at Bang the Table. Do you remember the last time you completed a survey? I do. I wanted to express myself and give my opinion, plus I was able to complete it quickly. Unfortunately, I never received an update, nor could I find more information … Continued
Brought to you by US Practice Lead, Amanda Nagl of Bang the Table. I have enjoyed the opportunity to work with Lewis Michaelson, President of Participation by Design, also one of a trio who created the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Spectrum for Public Participation. I recently asked Lewis to share with me the … Continued
This guest post is from Anthea Shaw, Engagement and Client Account Manager with Bang the Table. Get Involved Kingston, the City of Kingston, Ontario’s engagement hub, saw over 7,000 people register to have their say and over 24,000 visits to their dedicated engagement platform in the first 14 months of going online. The city credits … Continued
This guest blog is by Amanda Nagl, US Practice Lead at Bang the Table. The best indicator of online success takes place offline–at the planning table before fingers even hit the keyboard. The time and energy spent properly framing a project and associated timeline, are critical. Proper alignment can be the difference between project success or … Continued
By: Jeremy Shackett, Engagement Manager at Bang the Table Since 2007, local governments have come to us with community engagement horror stories from the past. We have shared a laugh or lesson learned with them. Sometimes we notice that these bad experiences have led to misconceptions around what it means to meaningfully engage the … Continued
Guest post brought to you by Caity Belta, Engagement Manager with Bang the Table In the Winter of 2015, I made a decision that would change my perception of #LocalGov forever. I subscribed to Netflix. The first show I binge watched? You guessed it– Parks and Rec. It was the first time that I thought, … Continued
