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Let the audience vote on which they most want to see answered Give them a way to feedback and rate the best answers
Give web editors, conference organisers and communications managers the means to set up their own panel interviews with the leaders they represent.
Create a central branded location in which to bring together the conversations but pull the questions in from all over the web.
Gatherques4onsindividually
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Use widgets and i-frame embeds so that users do not have to leave the host website. If possible, use SSO so they do not have to create new web accounts.
Make it as easy as possible for partners to embed your engagement activity. Remember, no advertising-supported publisher will want to send people off their site.
Allow people access to engagement either via individuals they want to speak to or topics they want to ask about.
Use specific contexts like visits, consultations or landmark events around which to engage. Use whichever language the user feels most comfortable with.
Panels work best because they offer more choice to the user
Empower your target community by inviting them to meet you to conduct interviews. Subtitle video answers for accessibility.
Any organisation can engage openly: just set the parameters as did the Vietnamese Parliament on this licensed version of Yoosk
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To be truly inclusive get out on to the streets and film questions from people who would never normally engage online
Make your engagement campaigns more accessible by bringing in celebrities to represent the public.
Justbeinglistenedtohelps
Askingthisquestionmeansthatweareon Sin'sradarandhehasbeenintouchtomeet withus.Thiswillenableustoinuence, campaign,demandandhighlightthedigital injusticeanddiscriminationweface.
AlisonSmith,CampaignerforPeskyPeople
Whohasansweredthepublicsques4onsonYoosk?
DavidMiliband,TessaJowell,JohnDenham,DouglasAlexander,IavnLewis, BobAinsworth,GiselaStuart,JamesPurnell,TomWatson,HazelBlears, SionSimon,DavidLammy,LordYoung,StephenTwigg,DerekWyaP,Steve McCabe,ChrisMullin,JohnPrescoP,BobRussell,DavidHowarth,Philip Norton,TomHarris,SimonHughes,LynneFeatherstone,SirMenzies Campbell,JoSwinson,JennyWilloP,JulianHuppert,FabianHamilton, JohnHemming,ParmjitDhanda,PaulRowen,SirAlanBeith,William Hague,DouglasCarswell,SirPeterBoPomley,SirAlanHaselhurst,John Redwood,LordMandelson,BaronessWarnock,LordSoley,BaronNorton, BaronDesai,LordCarlile
OrganisationsYooskhashelpedengagewiththepublic: ForeignandCommonwealthOce EURepresentativeOceinLondon MinistryofJustice UKParliament DepartmentofInnovation,UniversitiesandSkills DepartmentforInternationalDevelopment BirminghamCityCouncil BritishEmbassyVietnam NationalAssemblyoftheSocialistRepublicofVietnam
Whatpeoplesay: Yooskisabrilliantexampleoftheinnova7vewayspeople cannowengagewithlocalandcentraldecisionmakingonline. MichaelWills,MinisterforDemocra4cEngagement ..anotherdemonstra7onthatYooskcandeliveronbigcrossgovernmentcampaigns StephenHale,HeadofEngagement,FCOsDigitalDiplomacyTeam Yoosk...testsusinpublicastothequalityofouranswersandIbelieveitisimportant (par7cularlyinthese7meswhenwepoli7ciansaresomewhatunloved)tobeout theretoshoweveryonethatwedocareandcarepassionately. LynneFeatherstoneMP
Adiverselistofpartners Yooskisproudtohavepartneredwithorhavelinkswith: TheStudentRoom CityUniversityLondon UniversityofWarwickDigitalLaboratory TheArmyRumourService Netmums TalkaboutLocal(thehyperlocalblognetwork) TheIndependent BBCDemocracyLive Channel4 365media(ethnicmedianewagency) TrinityMirror JohnstonPress