ConsultOnline blog
Ideas for better planning consultation
Insights on public consultation, community engagement and planning communications.
Virtual public exhibitions for planning: how to replace the village hall
Public exhibitions are a staple of planning consultation, but they are expensive, time-limited and exclude anyone who cannot attend. Virtual exhibitions offer a better alternative \u2014 here is how they work and why they produce better engagement.
Real-time analytics: knowing whether your consultation is actually working
Most consultation teams only discover how well their consultation performed after it closes. ConsultOnline's real-time dashboards change that \u2014 giving you the insight to adjust your approach while there is still time to make a difference.
Introducing ConsultOnline 2.0: why we rebuilt our consultation platform from scratch
After more than a decade of the original ConsultOnline, we made the decision to start again from the ground up. Here is why we rebuilt the platform, what is new in 2.0 and how it changes what is possible for planning consultation.