The best of Notwestminster 2016 – a compilation of our Blogs, Photos, Videos, Slides, Notes & Sounds

Notwestminster 2016 the difficult second album

Blogs

Diane Sims – Notwestminster 2016 – at the still point of the soundscape (EP)
“At the intersection of our conversations about local governance, open data, personal experience and civic tech, Notwestminster has created a space in which we can make things happen.”
Paul Mackay – Notwestminster Part II
“The main day had everything you could want from an event like this – a cracking programme of good content mixed with an amazing crowd.”
Nick Booth – The future of local government: being human
“If it doesn’t require empathy why would we have people doing it?”
“If people are to be robust they need good networks – so lets help them make them.”
Dave Mckenna – Redesigning the Council Meeting Part II
“Council meetings would be so much more likely to involve the public if they were topical, welcoming, contested and unpredictable.”
John Popham – Towards genuine consultation
“consultations need to be led by organisations independent of the bodies which have vested interests in the outcome.”
Francis Clarke – How digital can support local democracy – reflections on #Notwestminster 2016
“What I really liked about notwestminster was its strong practical focus. Having ideas is the easy part, delivery is the hard part.”
Sarah Allan – 9 steps to getting public engagement right
“No more, ‘ooo, I’ve come across this cool looking technique called a citizens’ jury – let’s run one.’”
Dave Mckenna – Civic Starter
“In the Notwestminster maker day we built a mock up of ‘civic starter’.”
Alexis Mackie – Notwestminster 2016
“I have to tell you, it was fantastic.”
Matt Clack – Rock n Roll local democracy needs council staff superstars
“This weekend I went to Huddersfield to meet clever people and discuss how we can make local public services more empathetic and personable.”
Lucy Knight – Rolling out the Data Loop
“Taking a look at a typical process – reporting a pothole – we worked our way round the loop a couple of times to think about how data flows in and out of different systems and departments within the council.”
John Popham – Councillors and Social Media – Could They be YouTube Stars?
“Someone like Cllr. David Harrington from Stockton-on-Tees is living proof of why councillors should be making effective use of social media.”