The 5-minute Solution for Online Citizen Engagement: Software for City Meetings and Hearings
When the country starts to reopen, will we all snap back to how things were? What will happen if social distancing becomes the new normal for an extended period of time? Will there be lasting culture and industry changes? We believe so.
Many of the effects of 9/11 on the airline industry continue today. How will local government public meetings be changed forever from this crisis?
Some of our guesses:
Citizens will be even more reticent to attend public meetings and hearings than before the crisis. This will drive adoption of new skills to participate remotely.
The most at risk population will be staying away from gatherings longer than the youth, which is the same audience that most attends in-person meetings. Cities will be forced to find new ways to make their meetings “public” - accessible from anywhere.
If attendance was sparse at in-person meetings before, it could be non-existent for a while. It will be critical for representation to leverage tools that enable meaningful representation.
The People Speak public hearing engagement platform can be used to bring your meetings online in 5-minutes.
Less than 5-minutes to get a meeting online
Here’s a demo that shows how fast you can transform your existing in-person meeting materials to support remote participation.
Getting up and running is very quick.
“We held our first planning commission meeting last night and conducted a full quasi-judicial hearing. Our planning commissioners really liked utilizing the platform and were impressed at how quickly we were able to get this up and running. We are so pleased with your responsiveness, willingness to troubleshoot and help train, and your attention to detail.”