Community Engagement Blog

Maptionnaire’s blog is a collection of stories about community engagement. Discover insights and best practices about public participation, latest Maptionnaire tech developments & news, and tips for using Maptionnaire.

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Mapita Gets New Board Members – Introducing Leila-Mari and Vesa

Leila-Mari Ryynänen and Vesa Sironen have been appointed as the new board members of Mapita, the company behind Maptionnaire Citizen Engagement Platform.

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Q&A with the Maptionnaire Team – Anna

To celebrate Maptionnaire’s 10th anniversary, we asked our staff ten questions. Read Anna’s Q&A

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Q&A with the Maptionnaire Team – Asta

To celebrate Maptionnaire’s 10th anniversary, we asked our staff ten questions. Read Asta’s Q&A!

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Q&A with the Maptionnaire Team – Krista

To celebrate Maptionnaire’s 10th anniversary, we asked our staff ten questions. Read Krista’s Q&A!

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Q&A with the Maptionnaire Team – Jenna

To celebrate Maptionnaire’s 10th anniversary, we asked our staff ten questions. Read Jenna’s Q&A!

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Community Engagement Trends
Top 5 Community Engagement Webinars

Watch these community engagement webinars to learn about the best participation tools, methods, and practices. All are available on demand!

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Tech Developments
Tech News: Download of Shapefiles, Hand-drawn Layers, Copying of Elements and Pages (& Other Updates)

Read about Maptionnaire's latest updates: hand drawn layers and shapefile download.

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The Importance of Communication in Urban Planning

Explore how public participation enhances communication for urban development among diverse stakeholders and residents.

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Top-3 Community Engagement Trends in 2021

Systemic change, gamification & storytelling, and representation & inclusion — these are the top-3 trends of community engagement in 2021. More in this blog.

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A Decade of Community Engagement

Maptionnaire turns 10! Learn about community engagement and urban planning best practices from the leading experts.

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Tech News: Maptionnaire Now Available in 27 Languages (& Other Updates)

Maptionnaire is now available alltogether in 27 languages. Our latest additions are Czech and Armenian — learn more from this article.

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Pros & Cons of Public Participation GIS (PPGIS) in Urban Planning

What is PPGIS? Read on to explore the pros and cons of PPGIS and how you can improve your public participation activities with PPGIS tools.

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Maptionnaire among the Top-50 Teams in the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition

Maptionnaire was chosen for the top-50 teams in the 10th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition among over 850 contestants.

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Survey Design & Outreach Tips
5 Tips for Creating a Visual Survey for Urban Planning (Examples Inside)

What makes a great visual survey? Follow these simple tips to make participation fun and overcome language and literacy barriers.

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The New Maptionnaire Community Engagement Platform — Introducing the Three Essential Modules

Find out about three new modules in Maptionnaire Citizen Engagement Platform: Design, Collect & Analyze, Gamified Decision Making, and Webpage Builder.

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