Involve, a UK-based independent organisation focused on the practicalities of giving more power to ordinary people, just launched a new participation website.
People and Participation.net is a new radical resource to help people across the UK influence Government decision-making. The site combines the strengths of an expert guide to participation with interactivity and inclusiveness of a wiki.
Key features include:
- An interactive tool which helps practitioners to select participatory methods based on their specific circumstances
- A comprehensive methods database, covering over 30 traditional and innovative approaches to public participation from around the world
- A selection of case studies, showcasing good practice and allowing site users to post their own success stories to inspire others
- A section for site users to post their questions about participation. Involve staff will respond to these questions and thereby create an ever growing knowledge bank of answers to common.
- News and events information from the UK and beyond
- A comprehensive library of written and web-based resources from around the world to help site users make sense of public participation
It has been designed by social media specialists Headshift, with funding from a couple of UK Government departments. Involve hopes that the site will be a creative space where officials, councillors and citizens can share their success stories.
