How to izwe on izwe

Had a good training session (or three...) in Torfaen this week. Thanks to all the participants. For the second session I produced this sheet, which hopefully picks up exploring the izwe platform at roughly the point we left off. If you...

The How To website is up!

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Explore our guides at www.howtoizwe.com They cover both the technical aspects of creating conversations and putting content up, but also start to give some ideas as to how you can put izwe to a wide variety of uses. As we get more practical uses...

Your input wanted: Help us develop our 'how to' guides

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We're setting out in the next few weeks to produce how to guides for various different aspects of using izwe in the work that local authorities undertake and the services they (you?) deliver. These will be a starting point, a resource to be built...

Using Blogs on izwe

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Blog posts can be used in many ways - from providing updates and news to sharing documents, giving helpful links and tips to hosting resources. Here I'm collecting some practical tips on how to use blog posts, especially while we are still...

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Testing conversations

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I've set up a private testing conversation for this community. So we've now got a dedicated place where our partners and potential partners can have a play with the functionality and create content in a way that won't get widely publicised on the...

Flowchart to guide moderation

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This chart is council-aimed but broadly applicable to izwe communities, aiming to assist community managers in judging how to respond. Loosely based on the US Air Force flowchart, and highly dependent on common sense, it's a first go - we're...

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3 principles for managing izwe communities

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Take a look - here are some brief principles to bear in mind when managing communities. Are there any important ones you think we've missed out? Or one's you'd like to query or ask more about? Comment below. (They're prepared for councils, but...