Author Archives: ChrisQ

Digital democracy Toronto – day #1 tour round-up

From all my travelling around the world spreading the good Delib word, you always notice country trends.  One of the biggest areas of interest in this space I’d noticed on Twitter in Canada is #Urbanplanning, with a huge amount of … Continue reading

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Delib’s Digital Democracy Canada Tour – #DDCan

We’re excited to announce that as part of our growing global presence and general *digital democracy love sharing* we’re doing a mini-tour of Canada at the end of the February. Partly inspired by our recent awesome work with British Columbia … Continue reading

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An interview with Alison Michalk – Delib’s Australian moderation guru

As a company we’re very focused on developing the best online engagement technology possible.  And our internal skill-sets reflect that, in that we’re mostly a team of geeks  Because of this we’ve developed a whole host of awesome partners to … Continue reading

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How to run your whole consultation process using Citizen Space

You may or may not know that Citizen Space is used to run some of the most high-profile consultations in the UK in the last few years. I won’t bore you with reasons why Citizen Space is so good for … Continue reading

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Tips on how to develop up your online engagement capacity

When you’ve been used to running all your engagement processes in a more traditional way – for example, town hall meetings and postal surveys – the idea of *going virtual*, and starting to run online engagement exercises can be quite … Continue reading

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An interview with Delib’s new Australian consultant: Verne

It’s always nice to welcome new people into the Delib family. The most recent addition to our Australian team is Verne Krastins – an extremely experienced engagement consultant based in Victoria, and a keen guitarist (which is obviously of equal … Continue reading

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A very merry Melbourne Christmas

Travelling around Australia for the last few weeks has been pretty awesome fun. Obviously the sun has been a massive bonus, especially compared to the freezing cold of London I’d usually be facing at this time of year. That said, … Continue reading

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Angry Government (how government can learn from Angry Birds)

Last night I was given the opportunity to present at a *digital democracy meet-up* in Melbourne.  I very much subscribe to the belief in *giving* when it comes to speaking at events – the theory being, if X number of … Continue reading

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ACT’s Twitter Cabinet awesomeness

Travelling around Australia talking to people working in the engagement space has revealed some really interesting projects and initiatives underway – and importantly projects that are pretty substantive in their effect. One of the most awesome projects I’ve come across … Continue reading

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The worst commute in the world ;-)

I’ve been staying in Kirribilli in North Sydney whilst I’ve been in Sydney (thanks to the awesome AirBnB). Kirribilli is remarkable for a number of reasons – primarily for its amazing views over to the Sydney Opera House and the … Continue reading

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