This is our plain-english guide to the participation platform we’re building. Comhairle brings together a variety of open source tools and is designed to broaden and deepen participation in public and community decision-making.
How CrownShy entered the Scottish Government's Civtech challenge and ended up with a contract to develop a participation platform for Scotland!
CrownShy was invited to collaborate with the Scottish Government and Scottish Rural Action (SRA) on an experimental project exploring how our Comhairle platform could support the gathering of the European Rural Parliament in October 2025.
From Aristotle's timeless philosophy to the cutting-edge algorithms of today, how has the landscape of deliberation evolved? And, what does the rise of AI mean for the future of deliberation? Dive into the past, present, and future of deliberation...
In February 2025, CrownShy was invited to support a side event at the Paris AI Action Summit,. The topic for the session was the impact of generative AI in the workplace. The goal was to move beyond conventional conference sessions with one-way speeches and presentations and create an inclusive, interactive and democratic space for discussion.
What a remote Scottish island used for settling clan disputes and what this has in common with a modern digital participation platform... Explore the story behind Comhairle and the spirit of constructive dialogue and deliberation it carries forward.
