A Scottish Government version of the digital engagement game originally devised by Beth Kanter and David Wilcox, which was then updated by Dave Briggs.

1. Tools for getting
ideas, and having a
debate on those ideas.
Examples:
Dialogue App, Ideascale
Crowdsourcing
3
Tools for getting
feedback on a set of
proposals
Examples:
Citizen Space
eConsultation
3
Tools that allow
people to deliberate on
decisions by showing the
effect of specific options or
proposals.
Examples:
Participatory budgeting
Calculators &
Simulators
3
Tools for working
together with a group of
stakeholders to produce
something.
Examples:
Google Docs, Huddle
3
Radio programme or
long audio piece that can
be consumed on variety
of devices
Examples:
Soundcloud, iTunes
Podcast
2
Production of data in an
open and reusable
format
Examples:
data.gov.uk, RDFa
Open Data
2
Short, plain English
description of your
project or proposals
Examples:
Plain English Society
Clear written
explanation
2
Full explanation of
your policies with
relevant links to
publications,
consultations, etc.
Examples:
SG Topic pages
gov.scot
2
Tools to visualise
geospatial information,
usually with interactive
functionality.
Examples:
Google maps, Thinglink
Maps
2
Online community
spaces where users
share updates.
Examples:
Facebook, LinkedIn
Social networking
2
Activity where you
report from an offline
event, bringing it to a
wider audience online
Social reporting
2
Collaborative
editing
Tool that provides a
historical perspective -
showing how something
has evolved over time
Examples:
Dipity, Hstry
2
Timeline
Usually a panel of
experts answer
questions submitted over
set period
Examples:
CoverItlive, Facebook
Online Q&A
2
Posting updates on
your work, in an informal
way
Examples:
Wordpress, Tumblr
Blogging
2
Posting on
community sites and
forums in order to target
existing community.
Examples:
Netmums, The Student
Room
Outreach
2
Track mentions on
social media sites,
analyse key trends and
influencers
Examples:
Social Mention, Hootsuite
Monitoring
2

2. Tools for uploading
and sharing videos and
photos, (inc. liking and
commenting).
Examples:
Flickr, Youtube, Instagram
Video/images
1
Tools for
broadcasting live video
from an event
Examples:
Periscope
Live video
1
Inviting people to test
their knowledge, or vote
on a set of options
Examples:
PollDaddy, Facebook
Poll/Quiz
1
Tools for bringing
together content from
different online sources
Examples:
Pinterest, Storify
1
Way to create
shareable visualisation
of data or concepts
Examples:
Canva, Piktochart
Infographic
1
A one-off blog post
about an issue or event
that includes lots of
images and/or video
Examples:
Medium, Shorthand,
Exposure
Online ‘feature’
1
Curation
Targeted and regular
emails to set of
subscribers
Examples:
SG push email, Mailchimp
1
Email newsletter
2
Public service
information from your
business area
mygovscot
2
Set people a challenge
(submit an image, video,
text) with some kind of
reward
Examples:
Instagram, Youtube
Online challenge
Way of following
multiple sites, accounts
and keywords on a
regular basis.
Examples:
Netvibes, Feedly
Dashboards
1