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We have moved from just informing, to encouraging 2-way communication with residents to include them and to gain valuable insights. In a previous article, we explained what community dialogue is and why it is such a useful tool for stakeholder ...

Residents are flooded with messages, notifications and emails, so how do you ensure that meaningful content actually reaches them?

Traditional engagement methods struggle with attention, inclusion, and relevance. Digital ...

Elan van der Mijn is our frontend developer and digital nomad. He has been working remotely for Publiq for years, while travelling the world with his fiancée Daniela.

I spoke to Elan about living out of a backpack, the ...

Community engagement is complex. Residents constantly receive messages on every device they own, while at the same time expecting more transparency, more relevance, and more respect from the organisations that influence their daily lives. ...

Some prefer to read the news real-time on their phone, while others rather receive a message in their inbox. Because communication is never one size fits all, Publiq now offers email notifications alongside push alerts.

What ...

The energy transition is not only about cables, transformers and strengthening the grid. It is about people. About neighbourhoods, communities and the places where our energy supply becomes a visible part of daily life. And that requires clear ...

In many countries, consultation has become a mandatory part of the decision-making process in community engagement. Yet, the way in which this consultation is designed determines whether it truly works.

When consultation is ...

In 2013, Esther and Joris both decided to go to the local youth club for a night out with friends. They had no idea that this casual decision would eventually lead them to a vineyard in Northern Italy. But when they first met that night, they ...

Community engagement is about trust, transparency, and maintaining a good relationship with the community surrounding a project. Consultation plays an important role in this, particularly in the planning phase, but also afterwards.