Representing in a Digital Age - Presentation to North Yorkshire Cllrs - Nov 2014

Representing in a Digital Age

Carl Whistlecraft, Head of Governance and Democratic Services

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Some Context and Assumptions• Your Role: Complex, challenging and

changing Time - Increasing and

changing expectations Difficult decisions (taken in

public)

• All in a digital age • Does this present

opportunities?Image Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/garryknight/

Does digital provide an opportunity to…

Inform? Communicate?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…

Engage? Broadcast?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…

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Watch? Campaign?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…

Mobilise? Notify?

Does digital provide an opportunity to…

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Meet? Be transparent?

More tools in your box?• Listening• Brokering• Advocating• Communicating• Appraising options• Problem solving• Feeding back• Delivering outcomes • CampaigningImage Creative Commons: https://www.flickr.com/photos/danieldslee/

Some Considerations

• Your connectivity• Your kit• Your time• Your identity• Your reputation• Your tried and tested

approaches• Your choice

And Finally…

• Questions• Thank You