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Think of Your Constituents as End Users

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Is it just the government employee, or is it also the local constituent? This article appears in our guide “ How to Change Things up (and Make It Stick).” When developing new applications, you want to include the end user in the process. But when it comes to using open data to tackle local problems, who counts as the end user?

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Lessons From State and Local Experts

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Transparent data collection and dissemination through federal/local collaborations help constituents trust in and engage with the data. Make Sure Youre Improving Constituent Experiences Sometimes, internal improvements make things easier for agency employees. If youre going for a public audience, keep it simple.

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Bringing in Constituent Perspectives

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Effective CX also recognizes that “constituents” are not always people — they can be businesses, nonprofits and other entities an agency’s mission affects — and that English isn’t always their primary language. There are several concrete ways to gather useful feedback. Ask simple questions first, then more challenging ones.

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San Antonio Deepens Trust With Constituents

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Let’s say you launch a constituent engagement initiative and within one year you see a significant rise across various metrics: website hits, comments received and event registrations. They were acting on their own, using different tools to reach different constituents.”. Do you call it a success? Building on Early Success.

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Embracing the Roles Your Agency Plays

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Building trust with constituents is difficult. In an article about rebuilding trust in government, Deloitte Insights broke down government work into six archetypes: retailer, retailer-like, innovator, educator, regulator and enforcer. It means establishing and maintaining relationships as you carry out your agency’s mission.

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How Voice Recognition Can Improve Constituent Satisfaction

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Constituent engagement isn’t all that different from consumer experience, says Vance Clipson, of Nuance Communications. There are more and more constituents out there putting demand on government. This article first appeared in our “ Guide to Building Constituent Engagement. Automation for Easy Interaction.

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As Constituent Expectations Change, State Health and Human Services Agencies Respond with Improved CX

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Constituent expectations of how government services are delivered are shifting rapidly in response to how they interact with organizations in the private sector. No longer willing to wait for hours on the phone or try to fit in an in-person visit to an office during work hours, constituents are eager for change. Want to learn more?