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#This is an effective way to collect tacit knowledge from people, by stimulating them to tell their stories to the world, on a collective blog. You can get high quality interesting responses.
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The following conclusions have been drawn about this e-consultation case:
#The multiple routes for submission worked, so bridging the digital divide. If you cannot access the web, use e-mail. If not, send a text. If all else fails, telephone and record a message.
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#It doesn’t require as much work for the consulters as do discussion forums or even surveys. But it does require some attention.
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#'''Effective collection of tacit knowledge'''
#Publicity is needed to bring people to a site. This can be done through the media (from press releases to a launch by the Taoiseach), or by making people aware of the site when they visit their favourite on-line hangouts (messages in mailing lists or on-line games, or buying Google adwords so that when people search for ‘active citizenship’ they find the site).
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[[The Wheel|This e-consultation case]] illustrates an effective way to collect [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacit_knowledge tacit knowledge] from people, by stimulating them to tell their stories to the world, on a collective [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog]. You can get high quality interesting responses.
#Copy-writing for the web takes skill and time. But without it, people will leave the site before even having a chance to submit a story
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#'''Bridging the [[http://www.digitaldivide.org/dd/index.html Digital Divide]'''
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This e-consultation provided [[E-consultation design#The e-consultation process|multiple routes for submission]] and it worked.  As a consequence, it bridges the [http://www.digitaldivide.org/dd/index.html digital divide]. If you cannot access the web, use e-mail. If not, send a text. If all else fails, telephone and record a message.
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#'''Not Labour-Intense'''
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E-consultation doesn’t require as much work for the [[Expectations for E-consultation#The consulters|consulters]] as do discussion forums or even surveys. But it does require some attention.
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#'''Requires Publicity'''
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[[Outcomes from the e-consultation trial#Problems|Publicity]] is needed to bring people to a web site. This can be done through the media (from press releases to a launch by the Taoiseach), or by making people aware of the site when they visit their favourite on-line hangouts (messages in mailing lists or on-line games, or buying Google adwords so that when people search for ‘active citizenship’ they find the site).
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#'''Web Site Style'''
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copywriter Copy-writing] for the web takes skill and time. But without it, people will leave the site before even having a chance to submit a story.

Revision as of 19:33, 16 April 2007

The following conclusions have been drawn about this e-consultation case:

  1. Effective collection of tacit knowledge

This e-consultation case illustrates an effective way to collect [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacit_knowledge tacit knowledge] from people, by stimulating them to tell their stories to the world, on a collective blog. You can get high quality interesting responses.

  1. Bridging the [Digital Divide

This e-consultation provided multiple routes for submission and it worked. As a consequence, it bridges the digital divide. If you cannot access the web, use e-mail. If not, send a text. If all else fails, telephone and record a message.

  1. Not Labour-Intense

E-consultation doesn’t require as much work for the consulters as do discussion forums or even surveys. But it does require some attention.

  1. Requires Publicity

Publicity is needed to bring people to a web site. This can be done through the media (from press releases to a launch by the Taoiseach), or by making people aware of the site when they visit their favourite on-line hangouts (messages in mailing lists or on-line games, or buying Google adwords so that when people search for ‘active citizenship’ they find the site).

  1. Web Site Style

Copy-writing for the web takes skill and time. But without it, people will leave the site before even having a chance to submit a story.