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The UK Consult | Episode 45: with Dan Rhodes by Granicus

In this very special episode, we are delighted to be joined by the one and only Mark Hynes, Chief Executive Officer at Granicus, alongside our marvellous hosts, Karen Steel, Customer Success Manager, and Jonathan Bradley, GXG UK Business and Practice Lead. Throughout this conversation we dive deep into Granicus’ mission of creating better experiences and outcomes for our customers and their communities, using modern technologies for social good, and WHY we are striving for this. Music by: Bensound License code: XMJ3LN2TLEE5N23E

Welcome to “The UK Consult,” Our occasional ramble through all things public engagement and citizen experience in the UK, along with special guests and lovely examples of online citizen participation and digital transformation from around the world! In this episode, we are thrilled to be joined by Sophie Harris-Edmond, Senior Experience Consultant at Granicus Experience Group (GXG), alongside our hosts, Karen Steel, Customer Success Manager, and Jonathan Bradley, Head of Business and Practice at GXG. We delve into what the GXG actually is and what the team gets up to, from communications projects to website re-designs and service design. Sophie explains the benefits of having consultants who understand not only the technology but how the public sector works day in, and day out. During our chat, we delve into a new type of consultation that focuses on design thinking and putting the stakeholder at the centre of your planning. We discuss: What sort of projects GXG works on. What Sophie’s passion—

Fraser Macdonald, Strategic Consultation Lead at Transport for London tells us all about TFL's successes since implementing EngagememtHQ platform.

The UK Consult - Episode 41 by Granicus

In this episode, we are delighted to have Louise Darby from Leeds Federated Housing Association and Paul Nettleton from Catalyst Housing, as our special guests. We discuss the importance of resident and stakeholder engagement as a means of addressing the need for greater transparency and accountability in the housing sector (and beyond).

The UK Consult Episode 39 by Granicus

Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen experience in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation and digital engagement from around the world!   In this episode, Jonno’s Feature Topic is an invitation to worry about simple yes or no questions or more precisely the problems created by introducing binary choices into public consultation questions. We also have our Shout Out, The Tool of the Month and return to our new topic: The Stat of the Month (a homage to Stato).

This episode will cover human-centred public consultation, a shout out to the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and much more! Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things related to public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK. We'll have special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, Jonno’s feature topic is human-centred public consultation and how it might affect the humanisation of the public consultation process. We also have our shout out, the tool of the month, and a new segment: the stat of the month (an homage to Stato). Plus, in the absence of a special guest, Wilson the tortoise makes his (or her) debut. 1. Feature Topic. What can we learn from human-centred design? What are your thoughts on applying concepts like direct engagement, context of use, and evaluation to the design of consultation projects? Do participant personas have more of a role to play? And much, much, more. 2. Shout Out. Hamme

Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, Jonno relaunches the UK Consult and introduces our new format. For the delight and entertainment of our zillions of listeners each month (we have decided to go monthly for now) we will include a Feature Topic, Shout Out, Special Guest and The Tool of the Month! This episode we cover the following sensational topics and glorious insight into citizen engagement in the UK (and further afield) What are the practical implications of the UK Government’s National Disability Strategy ‘inadequate’ and therefore unlawful consultation? In case you missed it and let’s face it most people were distracted by #PartyGate the UK government lost an important case in the HIgh Court on 25th January and this ruling has some important implications for people involved in changing public servi

Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, strangely, Jonno finds himself all alone in the virtual UK Consult studio. With an absence of guests, this time around he revisits the subject of blended engagement. Main Topics and Key Questions - What does blended engagement look like in a peri-covid world? - What blend of methods should be used? - How do we encourage continuous conversations? - Making online public meetings more engaging - The benefit of asynchronous engagement - Doing digital stakeholder mapping - Making public consultation more inclusive - Creating safe places for public discourse

The UK Consult, Episode 34, starring Becky Hirst, author of #1 Amazon Civics best seller: For the Love of Community Engagement, global Community Engagement Day co-Instigator, mentor, trainer, public speaker, and business owner.  Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, ardent community engagement practitioner and young Turk, Becky Hirst and Jonno share tales of their love (and hate (kind of)) for community engagement. In possibly the most detailed book review ever, during this recording, Jonno turned the pages of Becky's book, For The Love of Community Engagement (live in the studio) and the result is an epic session of shared stories and a dose of consultation catharsis.   Main Topics and Key Questions * Who else remembers saying Thatcher, Thatcher the milk snatcher? Rainbow drops? A computer room at work! * I

Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! In this episode, public consultation in planning expert and author, Penny Norton, and Jonno talk about the new ebook, “Considering Consultation Content: Views from the Development Industry.” Based on Penny’s own research and interviews with key stakeholders from the development industry find out what Penny and Jonathan think about this often overlooked part of public consultation and the planning process, consultation content. "People in Planning: Is Consultation Content the Missing Piece of the Puzzle?" Main Topics and Key Questions Has Penny discovered a new territory for discussion? Is this another part of the art of public consultation that requires a tad more scrutiny? How did Penny end up exploring this important topic? Why is trust a big issue when it comes to consultation conte

Trudel est un important fonds immobilier commercial d’acquisition, de développement et de croissance. Leur démarche de consultation avec EngagementHQ cherchait à réinventer deux centres commerciaux de la région de Québec et a connu un énorme succès. Valentin Bachelier, Directeur Québec chez Bang the Table s’est entretenu avec Rosalie Bouchard, analyste en intelligence d’affaires et Mathieu Forget, responsable des relations avec la communauté de Trudel pour en apprendre sur le méthodes de mobilisation des parties prenantes et de la communauté.

Welcome to the UK Consult, our occasional ramble through all things about public consultation and citizen engagement in the UK, with special guests and lovely examples of online public consultation from around the world! The European Super League debacle has placed fan engagement, rightly so, into the spotlight. In this episode, Jonno hears about the most recent release of the Fan Engagement Index from Kevin Rye of Think Fan Engagement before hearing about how fan engagement definitely DID NOT feature in the decision of "the big six." Join Kevin and Jonno as they discuss some big topics around fan engagement and consider the crossover between fan engagement, stakeholder engagement, public consultation, and community engagement. There are many lessons to be shared! Main Topics and Key Questions The Fan Engagement Index Where does the idea come from? How does it work? What did it tell us this year? What are the differences between those at the top and those at the bottom? What do they do differently

In this episode, Jonno is entertained by our special guest Rhion Jones from The Consultation Institute. Join Rhion and Jonno as they reminisce about their shared history in the business of public consultation before tackling some big topics around: The need for extensive public consultation in the climate emergency response, and how this presents a dilemma to policymakers who just want to get on with it! Air Quality Zones and The Case for Clean Air where consultation cops the blame for many schemes failing. "During the coronavirus pandemic, over fifty local authorities trialled around 200 low traffic neighbourhoods closing off local roads to avoid through traffic and dedicating the space to active travel. However, partly due to a lack of community consultation, some LTNs attracted strong opposition, and many of the trials were suspended." How COVID-19 has changed public consultation with the government less able to run things on trust with a skeptical public who will demand to be consulted and be invo

Elliot Sim, Business Development and Practice Lead at Bang the Table, speaks with Sonia Gerken, Communications and Marketing Manager at Gore District Council, to find out how she transformed the council’s paper-based community engagement approach to a digital-first one. Gore District Council quickly embraced online community engagement — launching their new engagement site with four major community projects. Within the first 7 months of engagement on Let’s Talk Gore District, Council published two more significant community projects, six in total, and amassed over 4,500 visits to the site. The Council has already achieved an engagement rate of 3.35% (a good to high rate based on global industry standards). “Just do it. Don’t delay. Don’t think your community is not ready for it [digital-first community engagement], because they are.” – Sonia Gerken, Communications and Marketing Manager at Gore District Council Key Moments: 4:30 – Transition and reasons behind Gore’s shift to digital-first engagement 6:54

The UK Consult is..........BACK! Leaner, trimmer, and of course we're NOT talking about Jonno & Elt! The UK Consult (Version 2.0) makes its hugely anticipated return, and the boys kick off post-sabbatical with a cracker, and a special guest to boot! A Wondrously Warm Bang the Table UK Welcome to Siân Lomax! A mere four days into her new employment at Bang the Table UK as an Engagement Manager, Jonno & Elt had already subjected Siân to a guest appearance on the UK Consult, a fairly terrifying experience for even the most hardy of celebrities to face! They were keen to ask Siân all about her in-depth digital engagement experience, having worked previously at West Yorkshire Combined Authority as a Bang the Table UK client. (You can see their site in full HERE)! Also, importantly, here's a photo of Siân with an Alpaca! (Importantly NEVER to be confused with a Llama!) Talking Climate Change Ever a hot topic for consultation and discussion, Bang the Table on a global scale are launching some fantastic, inno

The first in a series of podcasts with Indigenous practitioners, Mel Hagedorn, Bang the Table’s Australia & New Zealand Territory Manager and Head of Client Services, invites Eddie Synot, Center Manager for the Indigenous Law Center at University of New South Wales, to discuss Indigenous engagement and developing the Uluru Statement of the Heart. “In June 2020, the death of George Floyd saw an outcry of support for supporting social change for people of colour, especially in America. However, as an Indigenous Australian myself, I stood back in disbelief around the systemic racism here in Australia. In order to make positive changes for the betterment of our communities, we need to be educated on issues that impact those we are needing to engage. In the lead up to NAIDOC week 2020, Bang the Table is releasing a series of podcasts talking to Indigenous practitioners from all walks of life to give insight into Indigenous engagement, cultural insights to help engagement practitioners deliver culturally appropr

New Kids on the Block! No, not THOSE New Kids on the Block, keep listening, it's ok! Elt and Jonno always welcome fierce competition for all of the global Podcast awards they are inevitably going to receive in the future. Today, Harry & Meghan, inspired by the UK Consult (undoubtedly?), try to take a massive competitive advantage based on their former Royal status and brand by teaming up with Spotify (other streaming services ARE available) in a multi-million pound deal to launch their own podcast. Nothing to worry about lads, as the British press widely report their first foray into Podcasts as "toe-curling" at best. Even Jonno's worst dad jokes haven't quite been received as badly (yet...). Charly's Choons of the Week Elt goes with the gargantuan tune, Liam Gallagher - "Once", featuring his idol Eric 'The King' Cantona. Cracking video! Have a look and listen here. Jonno has been grooving to Let Me Show You - Tall Paul Remix on Spotify. Emerging Trends & Themes in Public Consultation Jonno shares so