voor impactvolle participatie

  • Methods across the complete participation ladder at your fingertips
  • Mix and match methods within one project
  • Interactive timeline to guide participants  through the process
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A toolbox covering the complete participation ladder

Go Vocal offers a wide range of engagement tools so you can give community members the degree of influence that will help you reach your goals. 

You can select from over 10 engagement methods, from informational tools to the traditional surveys and methods higher up on the engagement ladder like participatory budgeting or proposals. Use them individually or combine them to tailor your engagement strategies to your community's and projects’ unique circumstances.

Inform

Residents stay updated via email or text

  • Information
    Share project information in different formats (images, text, attachments, or embedded content) and write official updates to participant input, either individually or in bulk
  • Email & messaging
    Send email campaigns and enable notifications to keep your community in the loop about new and ongoing projects.
  • Follow
    Participants have the option to follow their preferred projects, discussions, topics, areas, and proposals to stay in the loop.
  • Events
    Display, manage, and publicize both past and upcoming events – all on your platform.

Consult

Residents give quick or detailed feedback - results are private unless shared

  • Surveys
    Ask your community tailored questions to understand their needs and expectations better, and analyze their input efficiently with our integrated AI tool Sensemaking.
  • Paper forms (Form Sync)
    Collect input from community members during offline engagement opportunities and easily digitize the data through our built-in OCR technology.
  • Polls
    Gather feedback on a specific topic to quickly understand your community’s priorities.

Involve

Residents publicly discuss and choose from options

  • Voting & Prioritization
    Present a set of options which community members can vote on or discuss.d expectations better, and analyze their input efficiently with our integrated AI tool Sensemaking.
  • Option Analysis
    Invite your community to analyze and understand different potential scenarios before gathering their feedback.
  • Document Annotation
    Collect feedback on your draft documents in context from residents, stakeholders, team members, and beyond.

Collaborate

Residents share and discuss their own ideas 

  • Ideation
    Invite participants to submit ideas on various topics.
  • Mapping
    Collect quantitative and qualitative data in spatial engagement projects through interactive maps.
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Empower

Residents allocate funds to their favorite ideas, define solutions to societal challenges, or propose projects

  • Community Proposals
    Enable bottom-up participation where participants can propose their own initiatives and gather support.
  • Citizens’ Assemblies
    Bring together a representative group of community members who are selected at random to learn about, deliberate upon, and make recommendations in relation to a particular issue or set of issues.
  • Participatory Budgeting
    Invite your residents to allocate a predetermined budget among a set of options.

There’s more that sets us apart

Digitize and import offline input 

Easily digitize your paper surveys and idea post-its with our OCR technology. You can your documents and our system automatically transcribes the handwritten text. This saves you time and effort while seamlessly connecting your offline and online engagement.

Exceptional resident experience for maximal participation

Our community engagement platform is designed with user-friendliness in mind. Intuitive interfaces, clear navigation, and accessible features make it easy for residents to stay informed and participate in your projects.

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Unparalleled analysis process with Sensemaking

Our platform's built-in AI assistant, SensemakingSocrates, accelerates your understanding of community input. Rely on our assistant to swiftly group input by (auto)tagging keywords, enabling faster and more intuitive navigation. The AI tool can also generate concise summaries for each project, distilling key takeaways in moments. Want more nuanced insights into the qualitative data? Simply ask Socrates questions to dive deeper.

Enhanced engagement tracking

You’ll always have a comprehensive understanding of the interactions on your platform thanks to advanced dashboards. Gain a clear view of engagement across your platform, with the flexibility to focus on specific projects or topics. Delve into participant demographics, identifying which groups are actively participating and how they do it. With this knowledge, you can tailor your initiatives to resonate better and reach more people.

Efficient project reporting

Elevate your reporting process with our reporting features, designed to save time and enhance the quality of your insights. Automate digests for you and your team, ensuring everyone stays informed. For a more comprehensive analysis or impactful presentations, effortlessly export platform data as spreadsheets or customizable images. Plus, our API allows for easy integration with your preferred data software, streamlining your workflow.

Configure and manage

Experience smooth UX while setting up your platform and enhance user management for efficient project handling.

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Decide

Robust tools to analyze and understand input, and report back to your stakeholders.

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