e-Participation Processes: A Design Approach

Welcome To e-Participation Processes Design Approach

There are lots of ways through which people can participate in the making of a specific decision. However, knowing when to use which method and how to apply the method is the challenge.

The e-Participation process design approach is an online design tool that will help you to choose the right method in the right situation, as well as how to apply that method with the support of existing online collaborative technologies.

Through this website, e-Participation process designer follows the following five steps:

Describe participation goals
Decompose the participation process
Select participation method
Select the collaboration patterns
Choose the online collaborative tools

The choices you make in response to each step will help you plan your participation process. At each step you will be offered choices; make your selection with the support of information provided in the glossary. After the final step you can save the participation process you have designed. Also, your will be asked to evaluate the design tool for further improvement. To start plan your participation process, press the START button above.