The future of citizen participation: demokratie.today's transformative innovations at Consul

Good day to the entire community,

Today, there are exciting updates from demokratie.today, the leading provider of Consul in Germany. In addition to enhancing our core functions and introducing new features, a comprehensive design update has been implemented, elevating the platform both functionally and visually to a new level.

Massive Design Update: The design update includes a complete overhaul of the user interface, offering a more intuitive, user-friendly, and aesthetically appealing experience. A focus was placed on enhancing user profiles, where profile and background images are now more prominent, enabling a more personal and engaging user experience. Additionally, navigation has been simplified, visual elements optimized, and the overall aesthetics modernized.

Improvements in Core Functions:

  1. Enhanced Voting Options:
  • Weighted multiple responses
  • Open questions
  • Ratings and multiple rating options
  • Interdependent questions
  • Wizard mode for step-by-step guidance
  1. Simplified Submission and Management of Proposals:
  • Easy categorization of proposals
  • Analysis of moods and sentiments
  • Option for renaming for clarity
  • Individual help text to support users
  • Participation restriction to admins/project managers
  1. More Flexible Handling of Citizen Budgets:
  • Precise geographic limitation of scope
  • Age-specific participation restrictions
  • Improved evaluation functions
  • Clearer representation of budget distribution
  • Additional fields for implementation proposals and price estimates by users

demokratie.today is also introducing the following innovative features:

  • Forms: For easier data collection
  • Participation Restriction: Based on age, geographical location, and individual groups
  • News Feed: Current information and updates
  • Third-Party Registration and Verification
  • 3D Map Function: Visual representation of projects
  • Tracking via Matomo

Strategic Realignment and Achievements: The introduction of projects (multi-hierarchical) and the role of the project manager enables more efficient top-down participation processes. The realignment and the design update have significantly contributed to growth in Germany and paved the way for international expansion. We currently manage about 25 platforms.

Customer Portals: For insights into the successful implementation of our solutions, visit the following customer portals:

More Information: A comprehensive overview of the offerings and additional resources are available at the following links:

Conclusion: demokratie.today stands for innovation and progress in citizen participation. With the latest updates and improvements, the team is excited to be at the forefront of this development and to co-shape the future of citizen participation. For further discussions and questions, the team is always available at: info@demokratie.today

Kind regards, demokratie.today