Empowering inclusive, deliberative, influential public participation

We are a group of professionals bringing everyday people & decision-makers together to resolve tough problems.

We design and deliver innovative initiatives that allow people from all walks of life to participate in the decision-making process.

What We Do

We are interested in fostering democratic innovations. We provide support to organisations seeking to implement innovative ways to reach trusted public decisions.

Our approach is based on fostering representative, inclusive, deliberative and influential public participation.

We love online technology – because the internet can lower the barriers to participation, scale out and help us do our job better.

Case Study

Dialogue with the City

Perth ranks highly among the world’s most liveable cities. However, the predicted growth, together with the growing urban sprawl, will place strains on future sustainability.

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Resources

Research Articles

Participation in planning and governance: closing the gap between satisfaction and expectation

Participatory budgeting, Arnstein gap, Deliberative democracy, Participation, Trust

Research Articles

Deliberative Collaborative Governance as a Democratic Reform to Resolve Wicked Problems and Improve Trust

Deliberative, Collaborative, Governance, Democracy, Participatory Budgeting, Wicked Problems, Trust

Case Study

Deliberative Participatory Budgeting in the City of Greater Geraldton, Australia

In 2013 the Council of the City of Greater Geraldton was looking to develop more rigorous processes to allocate the city funds that includes the voice of the people and improves the public’s feelings of trust and legitimacy in difficult fiscal times.

Let’s collaborate – our aim is to enable collaborative discourse to achieve wiser decisions

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