Live 'Story telling' event

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You can read a summary of the event, participant feedback and the lessons we learnt in the Event Summary tab below.

Background

In these uncertain times and the recent restrictions to support social distancing, we have had numerous requests of how our EngagementHQ digital tools can be used to replace or mimic face-to-face engagement events.

While many are familiar with how you can use our eight digital engagement tools, there are many ways these tools can be used to support and increase online engagement, or to be used to host an 'online event'.

Feature Tool

This live event will focus on EngagementHQ's Stories Tool.

Empathising with your community is essential for understanding the "lived" experience in relation to an issue or event. This tool allows people to share rich-media including videos and images. It also allows the contributor to receive comments on their contribution and there is also a sentiment tracking feature where people can like or dislike these comments. This tool is used best when it's part of a design thinking methodology, to truly understand your community's needs and desires.

In this event, we're asking you all to share your stories of how a single moment or key development(s) shifted the focus or approach of an engagement project.

When

Wednesday 22 April at 11.30am (AEST – that's Victoria time).

Details

Stage one

11.30am: Sign up.

11.35am: Take the Quick Poll

Have you had to change your engagement methodology during a consultation?

Stage two

11.45am–12.30pm: Tell us your story using the Stories Tool

Share your stories of how a single moment or key development(s) shifted the focus or approach of an engagement project. We're accepting stories until Wednesday 22 April, 5pm. Please refresh your screen regularly to see other people's stories.

Stage three

We will look further into the data using EngagementHQ's tagging and sentiment analysis features and report back on the key findings on Thursday 23 April (via the Newsfeed Tool).

This event has concluded

You can read a summary of the event, participant feedback and the lessons we learnt in the Event Summary tab below.

Background

In these uncertain times and the recent restrictions to support social distancing, we have had numerous requests of how our EngagementHQ digital tools can be used to replace or mimic face-to-face engagement events.

While many are familiar with how you can use our eight digital engagement tools, there are many ways these tools can be used to support and increase online engagement, or to be used to host an 'online event'.

Feature Tool

This live event will focus on EngagementHQ's Stories Tool.

Empathising with your community is essential for understanding the "lived" experience in relation to an issue or event. This tool allows people to share rich-media including videos and images. It also allows the contributor to receive comments on their contribution and there is also a sentiment tracking feature where people can like or dislike these comments. This tool is used best when it's part of a design thinking methodology, to truly understand your community's needs and desires.

In this event, we're asking you all to share your stories of how a single moment or key development(s) shifted the focus or approach of an engagement project.

When

Wednesday 22 April at 11.30am (AEST – that's Victoria time).

Details

Stage one

11.30am: Sign up.

11.35am: Take the Quick Poll

Have you had to change your engagement methodology during a consultation?

Stage two

11.45am–12.30pm: Tell us your story using the Stories Tool

Share your stories of how a single moment or key development(s) shifted the focus or approach of an engagement project. We're accepting stories until Wednesday 22 April, 5pm. Please refresh your screen regularly to see other people's stories.

Stage three

We will look further into the data using EngagementHQ's tagging and sentiment analysis features and report back on the key findings on Thursday 23 April (via the Newsfeed Tool).

Adaptability is key to a successful engagement project

One of the key themes of our live events is the importance of being adaptable in our ever-changing world. This skill must also be transferred to your public engagement planning. It’s good to have a well-thought-out engagement project plan, however your organisation should be prepared to change the approach to your engagement project.

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