Think together
to act together
CivicEvolution helps citizens create community written and supported plans to solve community problems–it helps us think together so we can act together.
We work with citizens and community leaders. Click Get started to find out how we can help your community.
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How it works
Submit an idea for change
Ideas come from the community to be developed into detailed plans by the community
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Start community planning
Together, the community writes a plan that answers What, Why, How, and Where to put the idea into action
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Suggest talking points
Community members discuss each question and suggest talking points to answer it
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Rate talking points
Each talking point clearly states a single idea to be discussed, rated and chosen by community members
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Find common ground
The popular talking points that are acceptable to most of the community outline an answer to each question
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Submit your plan
Plans with community support will be reviewed by community leaders who will publish their response.
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Our vision drives us
Ultimately, citizens experience themselves as authentic participants in the creative co-governance of their communities
Featured project
CivicEvolution has partnered with the City of Greater Geraldton in Western Australia for their Sustainable Future City Project, 2029 and Beyond. Their mission is to develop a sustainable future city and region plan by and for the community. CivicEvolution is providing tools and processes in the 2029 and Beyond CivicEvolution home page for engaging citizen participants in deliberative collaboration to develop ideas and proposals for the sustainable community planning project.
The 2029 project including CivicEvolution was selected as a finalist in the Reinhard Mohn Prize competition.