Ethelo

For government professionals, Ethelo moves engagement beyond simple surveys into true collaborative decision-making. Where basic tools show you what people want, Ethelo's algorithm reveals what they can agree on, even when faced with difficult trade-offs. This is proven in practice: the City of Whitby used Ethelo to transform its budget process, resulting in a 7,750% increase in public participation and a plan residents understood and supported. Similarly, Infrastructure Canada used the platform to streamline the evaluation of 130 complex Smart Cities Challenge proposals. The platform is designed to handle the nuance of public policy. It educates participants on constraints and trade-offs, fostering informed input. The result is a high degree of buy-in, with exit surveys showing that 76% of participants support solutions derived from the Ethelo process. For city managers, planners, and policy advisors, this means less polarization, more trust, and a clear, data-backed mandate to move forward on critical community projects.