In order to participate in a process (for example filling out the survey) each individual must be registered as a User. In The Manual For Users (under the option ´help´ at the top right corner of the platform´s menu) are instructions for registering.

After our partners became participants or users, they were able to take part in the Partner Engagement Strategy. At this phase they were given a survey. You can check out their results here, Participation that Motivates You! For information on how to submit a survey check out ´Manual for Users´ and click on ´How to submit a Survey´.

In this step partners were able to create groups and proposals for the OH Berlin Consortium Meeting in May 2019. In order to learn more about creating a group and group proposal check out the manual in the ´help´ section of this platform (check text ´How to create a Group´ and then read ´How to create a Group Proposal´).

Once proposals are created, participants are able to vote or comment on each proposal.

The OH partners have been given the keys to their Decidim Participatory platforms!

It's up to them to take on the role of Administrator. Administrators prepare the modules (Processes, Assemblies, Initiatives) so that Participants can take part in democratic and efficient decision making on Decidim. Administrators or OH partners fill the role of engaging their communities and strategizing to make their online platforms spaces for communities and actors to learn more and take action on and offline. They will be collaborating with Platoniq to support their work and customize their platforms to fit their contexts and specific needs.

For each OH partner the first task as an Administrator is to create a process in which participants can take part in. Here partners are able to use components and and create processes that best fit their contexts. Check out our 'Help' for how to create or execute some of Decidim's features.

The OH partners are invited to collaborate on a participatory text where they take what they've learned about heritage and reuse and share their learning through writing together on a text that connects our values within OpenHeritage and giving greater meaning to OpenHeritage: Organizing, Promoting and Enabling Heritage Reuse through Inclusion, Technology, Access, Governance and Empowerment. To learn more about how to use this feature, check out guide in the help section linked here. In addition, Platoniq will begin to publish a newsletter to inform our partners about the events and updates within our OH community.

Now that our labs have been up and running, the next step is to do a health check to see how far they've come and how participatory they have been.