On December 6, 2013, Jennifer Keesmaat, chief planner for the City of Toronto, deliver the Warren Gill Memorial Lecture.
Category: Community Engagement
Advantages of Online Consultation
Online consultation brings the principles of traditional public consultation to our computer screens.
Overcoming Barriers to Online Engagement
Getting people to engage isn’t easy—online or off. Here are ten barriers to online engagement and some strategies to overcome them.
7 Tips for Better Social Media Engagement for Governments
Community engagement will benefit immensely when integrated with a broader social media strategy. Here are 7 quick tips from Government Technology on how organizations, and particularly governments can improve their social media engagement with residents.
Housing Co-ops Build Community
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a housing co-op? This short video gives you a taste of co-op life as seen through the eyes of co-op members and show you how housing co-ops build community. You’ll also see how a membership association like the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC…
Amanda Gibbs: Convening Is The New Killer App [Video]
Amada Gibbs talks about creative and productive public engagement techniques to address the pressing issues facing cities
Naheed Nenshi: Increasing Community Engagement [Video]
In May 2010, a few months before he was elected mayor of Calgary, Naheed Nenshi spoke at TEDxCalgary on ‘Calgary 3.0.’ Using insights drawn from his work in business, entrepreneurship and social change—as well as modern GIS data—he explored the challenges of how a modern city grows, and what some of the implications are for creating…
TransLink’s Principles for Community Engagement
TransLink has developed a full, inclusive set of principles for community engagement to apply to all its plans and projects.
5 Principles of Public Consultation
At it’s core, public consultation is based on the belief that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the process.
Bringing Public Consultation into the 21st Century
Engaging in public consultation that inspires trust, confidence and collaboration is crucial to the long-term success of our communities in the 21st century.