TOOLS

Presentation of findings

7 déc. 2017 17:45

Notes from the discussion group “Tools”, Dec. 7, 2017, 16:00–17:45

1. Sharing Experiences

Tools:

• Youth Group (offline)

• Poll on OPIN (online)

• OPIN (online)

• Live Conversation (offline)

• Online Form Tools (online)

• Cooperation with existing youth groups/organizations (offline)

• Workshops (offline)

• Using video (+ manual transcription) to engage youth

• Minecraft (the video game) to design spaces collaboratively

Topics for participation processes:

• Iparticipate asked youngsters: Should Marihuana be legalized 

• Mobility

• Local (city) events 

• Local (city) activities

Challenges:

• URLs to access online tools do not work, Iparticipate created snapchat filters

• Lack of literacy skills

• Rejection of new technologies

• Mobile Phones were sometimes challenging (could not access polls on OPIN for some time)

• Double votes 

• Youngsters think “nothing will change”/ distrust the local decision makers

• Online activities need a lot of promotion

• Online processes are prone to trolling (example: Online Dialogue by the German Chancellor)

• To reach youth we need to work with pictures + movies

How was online/offline combined?:

• Kick-Off –> Workshop face-to-face on participation in general -> Ideas in online Brainstorming afterwards

• Kick-Off to introduce the online activities

2. Our recommendations

Group 1:

To the developers:

It needs to be more accessible by allowing organizations to personalize it and make the results more visible.

Group 2:

To decision makers and practicioners:

Participation processes should start at the local level and at the everyday reality of youth.

Group 3 (in front of windows)

To Practicioners  and Decision Makers:

We always should meet in person first with young people and follow-up with the results.