Be smarter than your peers and yourself, combined.
Unlock the collective intelligence of your community, swiftly integrating diverse perspectives.
You can email us directly at: contact -at- comcensus.org;
or use the contact form below.
How does it work?
You define a question and the participants to invite.
Names are visible, but posts are anonymous and only moderated if illegal.
Participants explain their vote, share information, and discuss each other's responses freely.
Algorithms help participants engage with each other productively.
Advanced analytics and AI give you the collective answer.
Why comCensus?
We help you collect, share, and analyse opinions productively, to gain collective intelligence.
Revealing
Our innovative data collection process and exclusive technology will give you uniquely genuine and deeper insights.
Credible
Your results will be trusted by all, because we transparently show who was invited and why and ensure full anonymity and fair moderation.
Publishable
You can make data and results public, to be shared on social media and cited in reports, or private and only visible to participants.
Scalable
You can invite any number of participants and analyse their responses in real time, for more realible and efficient decision making.
Cost-effective
Avoid the high costs and logistical challenges of focus groups or meetings, and combine their benefits with the power of large-scale surveys.
Survey
Focus group
Delphi
comCensus
Many participants
Rich responses
Consensus-building
Where comCensus helps the most
Policy making
Make better-informed and more inclusive policies, by directly consulting entire communities or organizations.
Research and scholarship
Probe the consensus on complex or controversial ideas, by polling conference attendees or samples of experts.
Open letters, public debates
Boost the attention of media and public, by inviting large groups of experts to a transparent and open exchange.
A solution you can trust.
Grounded in science
comCensus is an independent and unbiased platform, with no agenda, conceived by a scientist and methodology expert who for over 15 years has studied the nature of knowledge itself. More about us
Your progress is our sole mission
Like you, we understand that the best decisions are informed by free, honest and constructive discussions, and our sole mission is to help you access that information.
We don't take your data.
Unlike 3rd party platforms, participants can safely use comCensus without worrying about data being used for marketing or any other purposes.
Our security is certified
You are in charge, and we support you at each step.
You, the convener
Decide the question and the participants to invite
Flag any post for moderation
Can directly message any anonymous participant
Access special tools and analytics to make sense of the discussion
We, the hosts
Advise you in finding the best question and participants
Handle the moderation fairly and independently
Help participants get the best experience
Assist you in analyzing the results
FAQ
What do I need to convene a discussion?
You only need two things:
A question about a clear topic.
As a prompt to elicit opinions, your question should ask participants to choose one of five options, to express their agreement/approval or their preference amongst options.
To keep the discussion focused, the question should refer to a document, either available on the web or prepared by you - for example, the draft of a new policy, an open letter, or a news article.
A list of participants to invite. To validate responses, you will need to upload in the system a list of emails and names of people.
Full instructions are available for you to draft a question page. And we'll help you get the best results at each step of the way!
How will comCensus ensure the anonymity of participants?
By not collecting identifying the data in the first place. Our system is designed to make it impossible even for comCensus staff to tell who said what, or to retrieve the emails of participants.
Am I giving away the personal data of participants, when I set up a question?
No. In particular, their emails are not saved in our system in a retrievable form - so, no one can steal them.
Participants can voluntarily share their emails with us to get notifications, but that is their choice.
The only accessible personal information associated with a question are the names of participants and their affiliation (or similar category chosen by the convenor) - but this is usually already public information in most organisations anyway. And participants can easily remove themselves from the list.
How much will comCensus charge?
This will depend on the type of usage (one-off versus subscription), and the number of participants involved.
Get in touch, and we'll be pleased to learn about your needs and explore the best solution for you!
You can email us directly at: contact -at- comcensus.org;
or use the contact form below.
