We're excited to be present at two upcoming democracy conferences: The Digital Democracy conference, The Hague ddth25.polisnl.org/en And Democracy R&D conference Brussels www.drd2025.org @andypaice.bsky.social will be at both, representing us. Do come and say hello! 👋

We're leaders in deliberative democracy, civic tech, and data science. Between us, we've shaped pioneering platforms and processes such as Polis, vTaiwan, Zooniverse, and Citizens' Assemblies. Together, we're CrownShy! Meet our core team crown-shy.com/blog/crownsh...

Long before the internet and civic tech, on a tiny island in Loch Leven, feuding clan members were sent to work out their differences, with nothing but whisky, oatcakes and time. That spirit of contained, meaningful discussion lives on in "Comhairle" crown-shy.com/blog/a-tiny-...

Hello Bluesky! We're CrownShy! We won the 2025 Civtech challenge 10.7 to partner with @scotgov and we're developing a platform to scale quality public participation, integrating open source tools into our 'Comhairle' platform. Find out about our journey here crown-shy.com/blog/our-civ...