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What does active listening look like online?

"In February this year, eight Junior Digital Media Producers from Bristol arts charity Knowle West Media Centre (KWMC), were set a challenge to engage their community and encourage community activism. The project was called Data Patchwork and the team's response to the brief was a fascinating exploration of innovative ways to collect and represent data. One of the outcomes was an exhibit called 'The Cardboard Living Room.' As you might glean from the name, the exhibit was a room filled with 3D cardboard furniture, but perhaps less expected is that every piece of furniture was connected to a computer which reacted to movement."

Demsoc (The Democratic Society) is a membership organisation promoting participation, networked democracy, and active citizenship.

Includes tips, case studies and a tools directory (produced with help from the guys at Involve)

Great site, great level of activity reflected. Reportedly working better than Vallejo because it works at ward level, not city wide.

Just to flag the activities of our colleagues. Could be good for a chat sometime? PB for SG led by Kathleen Glazik who also heads up Community Council stuff for SG (LA Community Council Liaison Officers).

'If you are trying to connect with the public, where you go online matters. If you choose to make Facebook your platform for civic activity, you are implicitly suggesting that a specific class of people is more worth your time and attention than others. Of course, splitting your attention can also be costly and doesn't necessarily mean that you'll be reaching everyone anyhow. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. The key to developing a social media strategy is to understand who you're reaching and who you're not and make certain that your perspective is accounting for said choices. Understand your biases and work to counter them.'