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The Problem: Trust in government is low
Wonder what goes
on in there....?
Wonder what goes
on out there....?
The Problem
Causality? Avenues for engagement are not meaningful
Time until a decision is made
Cap
acity
to E
ngag
e
Community
Government
LaggardStarterLeaderInnovatorSolution: Increase meaningful engagement using digital tools
What is your Big Idea for Hepburn Shire? What should the Council focus on for the next four years?
Hepburn Shire Council is writing a four year plan and this time the Council wants your help to write it.
Register your Big Idea below, get your community to vote for it and the top 10 Big Ideas as voted by you will inform the four year Council Plan.
So what happened?
265 ideas
from 10% of rate payers
Involving 15-90 years
“…opting to give control of the process over to the people was one of the most daring but productive decisions council has made in my time. Almost all of the risk we initially perceived was dampened or totally dissolved by allowing the community to fully debate issues in a truly open forum.” Councilor Sebastian Klein
OpinionVoiced, Valid, LegitimateLimited, Narrow, UntestedNot necessarily factualAll care no responsibilityLoopy
OpinionOwnership
Connection to the issueSee themselves as part of the issue/problemAccept the need to act/take responsibilityContemplate behaviour changeCan lead to powerlessness/cynicism
OpinionIssues
OptionsAccept the need to actSearch for options, Considers variablesTime, resources, money, public interestSeeks solutions
OpinionIssues
OptionsDecision
Prepared to accept solutionsEven if it’s someone else’s ideaEven if it requires sacrificeChange is understood/accepted
Governance is the sole determinant of reputation
