7 Public Engagement Lessons from the Pandemic

The past two years have changed how local governments engage with their residents. From virtual open houses to online and hybrid engagement, we’ve all had to adapt to the “new reality”. Our recent.
How to build trust in public engagements

The challenge of building trust – especially online – is one that has come up very often in our conversations with public servants and engagement specialists. And partially as a result of the.
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Local Carbon Budgeting

London, Ontario, and Ethelo gamified climate action, engaging over 1,000 participants to design a community-backed plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one million tonnes.