what’s the big idea? matthew gordon oursay 2015 matthew.gordon@oursay.org 0410 275 905

What’s the big idea? Matthew GordonOurSay2015

Matthew.gordon@oursay.org0410 275 905

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

What’s the big idea? Matthew GordonOurSay2015

Matthew.gordon@oursay.org0410 275 905