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The Many Ways to Engage

Idea Submission

Invite participants to submit their own, unique ideas, or support other ideas and leave feedback.

Instant Polls

Allow participants to select from a list of choices determined and controlled by your site administrators.

Photo Sharing

Ask participants to submit their own photos, or interact with yours via a visual preference survey.

QR Codes

Meet people where they are to unlock engagement with auto-generated QR codes for newly published topics.

Surveys

Offer various question types participants can answer quickly on a specific subject.

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PLATFORM

People share their ideas and perspectives, giving community leaders actionable insights.

Platform Features & Benefits

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Map Community Ideas

MindMixer integrates dynamic mapping, giving participants have the ability to tie their ideas to specific locations on the map. Users can also define geographic boundaries for a project, thanks to MindMixer’s Esri ArcGIS location map integration.

Join the Conversation

Engage in a two-way conversation with community members. Administrators and stakeholders can leave feedback and updates on ideas submitted by participants, helping keep the conversation going and ensuring participants their voices are being heard.

Who’s Listening

Let participants know who is taking their feedback into account, responding to ideas in ways that humanize your online dialogue. Invite department heads and public leaders to take ownership of the site in ways that legitimize projects and show residents their input matters.

Incentivize Engagement

Recognition is an effective way to thank participants and encourage them to continue the conversation. MindMixer is recognized as the leader in gamification among community engagement platforms. Participants earn points every time they engage, points they can use to redeem the rewards you provide.

Share across Social Media

MindMixer has deep integration with social media platforms like Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn, allowing participants to share contributions and help expand your audience. MindMixers can also be integrated with your organization’s website.

Site Guidelines & Policing

MindMixer does not allow for anonymous participation; sign up is required because verified participation yields high-quality input and less negativity. Collecting basic demographic info from participants also allows for a richer and deeper understanding of site activity.

Management Dashboard

Craft community questions and schedule conversations to optimize engagement, all while keeping participants up-to-date on the progress their ideas are making. Before you get started, we’ll tell you everything you need to know to administer your site and delegate duties to your team, and our helpful step-by-step Onboarding Wizard will do the rest.

Reporting Interface

Measure, report on, and visualize your engagement data in a usable and meaningful way thanks to a robust reporting interface. Analyze interactions based on age, location, and other attributes, and incorporate the most popular and impactful ideas into your final plan. Share the results of your engagement project with the rest of your team with easy-to-download reports.