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What is Comhairle?

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.

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Andy Paice 24 Apr

Does Polis reduce polarisation?

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In this guest post, Florian "flow" Wagner shares a sneak peek into his master's research on Polis and how CrownShy's PolisFlow made it possible to study whether this online deliberation tool can help to depolarise.

Andy Paice 5 Mar

CrownShy’s CivTech challenge journey: from explorer to government partner!

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How CrownShy entered the Scottish Government's Civtech challenge and ended up with a contract to develop a participation platform for Scotland!

Shu Yang Lin 4 Mar

CrownShy at the European Rural Parliament

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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.

Shu Yang Lin 4 Mar

From Aristotle to algorithms: the evolving landscape of deliberation

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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...

Andy Paice 13 Feb

Grappling with the topic of AI at Work: CrownShy at the Paris AI Action Summit

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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.