Online Engagement Tools and Techniques
January 1, 2020 - National Charrette Institute
Tools and Techniques for Scenario Planning and Regional Planning
GIS Scenario Planning Platforms
- City Explained (formerly CommunityViz)
- Envision Tomorrow (ET)
- GeoPlanner
- Urban Footprint.
- Other GIS Platforms:
Scenario Planning Tools and Techniques
- Damage Assessment and Visualizations:
- Photosimulation (e.g. urbanadvantage.com)
- SeeClickFix.
- PlaceMatters DIY Smart Table.
Fiscal Impacts and Return on Investment
- City Explained (formerly CommunityViz):
- Envision Tomorrow (ET)
- Infracycle.
Transit Network Sketching and Access to Jobs
Climate Change Impacts
Interactive Sketch Modeling
Regional Land Use and Transportation Plans
Transportation Forecasting or Other Modeling Software
Recovery and Resiliency Tools
Online Catalogues
- Crowdfunding
- Crowdlaw
- Group decision making
- Meetings
- Public Budgeting
- Public input and engagement tools
- Samples
- Tools.
Engagement and Communication Tools & Techniques
Visualization Tools
Surges, Flooding, and Sea Level Rise
Digital Storytelling
Visual Preference Surveys
Rule-Based 3D Visualization
Transportation Options, Tradeoffs, and Access
- Conveyal
- Moovel
- OpenStreetMap
- ReMix
- RideScout (iPhone/Ipad)
- RPA Access to Jobs.
Equity, Access, and Long-Term Planning
- HUD Location Affordability Portal
- Streetmix (interactive bi-section street design).
Polling
- 4 Screens
- Easy Polls
- Fast-Poll
- Free Online Poll Maker
- Keypad Polling: various sources
- Poll Deep
- Poll Junkie
- Poll Maker
- Pro Prof Poll Maker
- Poll Tab
- Typeform
- Qualtrics
- Survey 123
- Survey Money
- Straw Poll
- SMS Poll
- Xoyondo.
Live Interactive Polling
- Ask the Room
- ConsiderIt
- Crowdicity
- Crowdpurr
- Direct Poll
- Event Mobi
- Gather Digital
- Glissner
- Kahoot
- Loomio
- Mentimeter
- ParticiPoll
- Pigeonhole Live
- Poll Everywhere
- Presentain
- Slide Lizard
- Slido
- Swift
- Swipe
- Thoughtexchange
- TurningPoint
- Zeetings.
Idea Generation, Prioritization, and Communication
Collaborative Workspaces
- Brainstorm Anywhere (ideation and prioritization for multi-table meetings):
- CivicInsight
- CrowdGauge (online prioritization and visualization tool)
- Dropbox (team file sharing)
- Engaging Plans
- Ethelo
- Etherpad
- Field Papers (capturing data from hand-written surveys)
- Freshconnect Ideaflip
- Konveio
- Lucidchart
- Lucidspark
- MetroQuest
- Mindmeister
- Miro
- Mockplus
- Mural
- NationBuilder
- Nextdoor
- OurSay
- Public Stuff
- QiqoChat
- Sessionlab (Good for workshops)
- Stormboard
- Trello (team organization)
- UserVoice (ideation platform)
- Vidado (capturing data from hand-written surveys)
- Web Whiteboard.
Project Management
Audio and Visual Meetings
- 8x8
- Adobe Connect
- Amazon Chime
- AnyMeeting
- Array
- BigBlueButton
- BlueJeans
- Cisco Webex
- Etherpad
- Google Duo
- Google Hangout
- Google Meet
- GotoMeeting
- House Party
- Jami
- Jitsi
- Lifesize
- Meeting Plus
- MeetingSphere
- Microsoft Teams
- Skype
- Uber Conference
- Unhangout
- Whereby
- Zoom.
Audio Meetings
Group Chat
- Chanty
- Convo
- Discord
- Facebook Messenger
- Flock
- Freshconnect
- Glip
- HeySpace
- Rocket.Chat
- Same Page
- Signal
- Slack
- Twist
- Yammer.
Virtual Professional Development
- Playmeo
- Stormz
- TriCat: TriCAT spaces is an avatar based interactive 3D learning and work environment.
Live Streams
Engagement Techniques
- 76engage
- Accela
- BalancingAct
- Bang the Table
- Borealis
- Citizen OS
- Community
- CoUrbanize
- Crowdbrite Solutions
- Decidim
- EComment
- Ideation
- Jambo
- Lakewood Speaks Example
- MindMixer
- mySidewalk
- Neighborland
- Peoplespeak
- POLCO
- ProudCity
- PublicInput
- Public Coffee (mobile coffee truck engagement model) + book:
- Remarks
- Social Pinpoint
- Social Pinpoint
- Synthetron
- TellUs
- Textizen (mobile phone polling)
- The Hive
- Urban Interactive Studio.
Automated Outreach
Texting
Tactical Urbanism and Pop-Up Design
- Parklets, Park[ing] Day: various sources
- Placemaking
- Pop-Up Bike Infrastructure
- Walk [Your City] (wayfinding signs).
Crowdsourcing Data Tools and Techniques
- Github repository.
- LocalData (geospatial data capture tools)
Gaming
- SimCity BuildIt (city design)
- Legos (pros and cons of simulating city design)
- MiniMetro (transit design).