Increase citizen involvement by engaging them substantively and widely on an issue

Use Synthetron's scalable online platform and organize an online dialogue, which takes one hour and up to 1000 citizens can participate. This method lowers the threshold for participating and provides the opportunity to involve a larger group.

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Lower the threshold to participate in large-scale citizen participation with Synthetron's online dialogues

Lower the threshold to participate by 1 hour online session
With a scalable online platform, you lower the barrier to participate and engage a larger target group. Gain insight into the views of a larger group and create support by actively involving this group.
Get deep insights in the opinions and attitudes of citizens
With an online megafocus group where respondents validate each other's responses, you get deep insights into the participants' opinions and attitudes. Get in-depth and nuanced insights from a large group.
Efficient process: at the same time for all citizens within one hour
With an online dialogue that takes place for everyone at the same time, you can efficiently conduct research with all respondents at the same time. This gives the opportunity to involve a larger group in a shorter period of time and to gain efficient insight into what people really think.

See how it works

1. Read the question

This can be an open question or a poll question

2. Answer the question

Participants write one or more answers to the question

3. Read and vote on other ideas

Messages are shared with other participants

4. Messages with high support go 'viral'

High-voted messages go viral

5. Respond or nuance messages

Uses “+” to nuance other users' messages

Frequently asked solicit

What makes Synthetron different from an online survey?

In the Synthetron software, all written messages must be reviewed by other participants. The messages are first sent to 4 other participants; if they strongly agree, the message goes' viral 'to other participants in steps.

Because participants review each other's messages, they provide each other with answer options, so you get a much more complete picture than with ordinary open questions in a survey.

Why does it have to be anonymous?

In almost all dialogues, there are things that are not easy to say in a group conversation. Maybe because they're critical, controversial, or just feeling a little bit embarrassing. We know from experience that anonymity improves the truth and depth of dialogue.

Can Synthetron handle multi-language dialogues?

Absolutely! Synthetron is a global platform that supports multi-language dialogue. Currently, our platform is available in the following languages:
- English
- Spanish
- Dutch
- French
- German
- Danish
- Polish
- Italian
- Russian

Is Synthetron suitable for every group size?

We've had discussions with 6 participants, but they work best if you have more. 30 is a good minimum number to aim for, although smaller groups also make sense when discussing sensitive topics.

How does Synthetron ensure data privacy and security?

We do not store any personal information. For our software to work, we generate a unique ID for each user that is completely random, and we store a cookie on your device. This is to ensure that if you lose the connection, you can pick up where you left off.

Is anonymity guaranteed?

All participants receive a random identification code by the system. We don't know who someone is. What we do know is what each code number (a single anonymous participant) did, so we can look for patterns related to segments.

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