Citizen Engagement Part 5: Surveys and benchmarking them

Eden Prairie, MN relies on Polco's technology bolstered by National Research Center (NRC) survey science team resources for increased survey engagement and benchmarking.

How to design accessible and inclusive events

Anthea Foyer, Culture Planner for the City of Mississauga shares the importance of accessibility from events to new technology deployment and how her own city is working to address this need to foster a more inclusive and collaborative municipality.

Citizen Engagement Part 4: accessible & inclusive engagement

Lancaster, PA partners with CitizenLab to boost inclusivity in engagement on city projects and more.

Citizen Engagement Part 3: Inclusive community dialogues

Portland, ME and the Calgary Board of Education share their experiences with Civil Space to engage their communities and stakeholders and how Civil Space's robust feature set and forward looking roadmap are enabling them to scale their engagement efforts.

Citizen Engagement Part 2: One-click engagement on the go

Williamsburg, VA and Arlington, TX share their use cases with Citibot - an AI driven chatbot that enables community engagement via text message or web chat.

6 ways virtual reality is changing local government

From driving tourism to training first responders, augmented and virtual reality is revolutionizing how local governments engage with citizens and staff.

7 ways cities are actively improving citizens’ mental health

From mindfulness apps to counseling as an affordable housing service, local governments are paying more attention to mental health in their communities — and finding ways to enhance it.

Citizen Engagement Part 1: Flexible citizen friendly tools

Cheshire West and Chester Borough Council in the UK shares their use case with Bang the Table's EngagementHQ for creative and meaningful engagement during the pandemic and beyond.

5 Tips from the Startup Playbook for Local Government

Nadia Hansen, Chief Information Officer for Clark County, NV shares advice for local governments looking to create more agile, innovation-centric organizations, regardless of size.