Make better decisions
Engaged throughout your entire decision making process
Discover important problems
Ask questions to learn which issues people experience. Turn problems into challenges.
Gather great ideas
Present your challenges to your target group. They will feel more engaged, and you can make more informed decisions.
Make better decisions
Keep your discussions civil and structured with pros and cons. Let people vote and make an informed decision.
Custom made surveys
We make surveys that fit your corporate identity.
Consulting
Our experts stick with you for the best possible result.
From problem to challenge
Turn closed questions into inspiring competitions.
How satisfied are you with X?
Crowdsource innovation
Use the creativity of your audience and let them share their own ideas.
Easy to use
Engaging is simple and does not require a complicated registration process.
Solution-oriented discussions
Our discussion structure is designed to convert questions to actionable suggestions.
How do we solve problem Y?
Arguments
Get a clear overview of the most important advantages and problems of ideas.
Voting
Participants get to vote on ideas and arguments.
Transparent decision making
After making a decision, those who were involved automatically receive a notification.
Idea
Examples of online civic engagement
From support level measurement to idea generation: Argu can be used in various civic engagement projects.
Welk goed doel of initiatief verdient volgens jou €2.500,-?
Allocate a budget
The municipality Hollands Kroon gave citizens the opportunity to decide how a project budget was spent.
3538 votes
393 comments and arguments
Denk mee over de nieuwe Maliebaan!
Weigh options
In the municipality Utrecht, citizens could vote on the redevelopment of an important intersection.
797 votes
172 comments and arguments
Wat is uw mening over de mogelijke komst van een Van der Valkhotel in Heerenveen?
Measure support
The municipality Heerenveen allowed citizens to vote and exchange opinions about the potential arrival of a new Hotel.
180 votes
142 comments and arguments
Denkt u met ons mee hoe we onze woningen energiezuiniger kunnen maken?
Policy co-creation
Housing corporation Rochdale shared their own proposals for sustainability and allowed residents to vote, respond and share their own ideas.
193 votes
100 comments and arguments
Some of our customers
We have experience with many municipalities, semi-governments, associations and corporations.
Features
We host Argu and will continue to develop it, so you can always use the latest features.
E-voting
Easy to use voting system with powerful verficiation features.
Invite
Import email addresses or share a secret URL.
Opinions
Gain insight into why your audience is either for or against something.
Reports
Receive complete reports with statistics about the results of the discussion and your audience.
Maps
See where discussions take place.
Notifications
Stay up to date of new discussions through email.
Management
You are in control of the rights of the users.
Attachments
Add images, videos and documents.
Deadlines
Create urgency by automatically closing discussions.
Data export & API
You own your data. Access it through our API or export it as Excel, JSON or Linked Open Data.
Branding
Change how Argu looks to match your corporate identity.
Blogging
Post and share articles.
Open Meeting Data
Show documents from your meeting system and make them interactive.
Blockchain voting
Transparent, anonymous and secure voting using decentralized storage.
Single-sign-on
Use your existing SAML or OAUTH sign in system.
Our method
We're experienced with civic engagement and we'd love to help you successfully engage your audience. Working with us might look like this:
Exploratory conversation
Together we will discuss your case and decide whether Argu is the right tool for the job.
Set up discussions
We set goals for the engagement process and propose a way to set up the discussion. Together we pick the best approach.
Reach your audience
Together we will execute the communication strategy to reach your target audience. Generally we use both online and offline communication channels.
Moderation
During the discussion we will monitor the activity. If necessary, we will intervene with your permission.
Reporting & feedback
After closing the discussion, an update can be sent to all participants to inform them about decisions. We create a report with statitics.
Questions
How much does Argu cost?
Our pricing depends on your organization's size, the size of your target audience and how much consultancy you request. Get in touch for more information.
Who moderates the discussion?
If you want to, we do, but you can always use the built-in moderation tools.
How does voting work?
You can allow everyone with a valid email address to vote, you can whitelist a set of emailaddresses, share a uniqute URL or you can generate single-use tokens.
Is Argu Open Source?
Although not all our source code is available at our Github, we'll allow anyone who asks to look at our code. Our data is (wherever possible) Open Data, so it can easily be reused.
I have a different question.
Send us an email at info@argu.co or dial 0031653962242.