RSP Member - Commonplace

Better decisions start here. As the UK’s leading citizen data, insights & engagement platform, Commonplace turns community signals into action. We bring together social listening, advanced analytics, representative surveys, and interactive project hubs so public bodies can understand communities, amplify voices, and drive change.
Designed for local government, housing, transport, and regeneration teams - across cities, market towns, and dispersed rural parishes - our Listen-Survey-Engage model builds trust, accelerates delivery, and measurably improves outcomes.

Listen - Track the conversation
Great engagement starts with knowing what people are already saying. Commonplace Listen surfaces the live conversation from publicly available sources across social and traditional media, forums, local outlets, and parish newsletters. Our conversational media analytics highlight emerging themes, sentiment shifts, and key influencers - so you can spot issues early, test messages, and direct resources where they’ll have the biggest impact.
With dashboards tailored to your geography (from ward to parish level), teams move faster and respond with confidence - even where voices are distributed across large rural areas.

Survey - Capture rich feedback
Representative insight is the foundation for fair decisions. Our always-on digital benchmarking surveys are designed by UK experts to be local, inclusive, and accessible. They combine scientific-grade sampling with plain-English questions and assistive guidance. For rural communities with variable connectivity, we offer low-bandwidth formats, SMS and phone options, printable packs, and partner workflows with libraries or community hubs - making it easier than ever to gather accurate, demographically balanced feedback.

Engage - Collaborate & co-design
When communities help shape the plan, delivery sticks. Commonplace provides one platform with dozens of tools to launch custom, interactive project hubs in minutes.
Map-based ideas, visual storyboards, budget simulators, and accessible updates make it simple to involve residents throughout the project lifecycle - from early discovery to consultation, design, and implementation. For rural engagement, we support blended approaches: QR posters at bus stops, pop-up kiosks at village halls or markets, and offline-to-online capture that syncs automatically. Automated reporting, smart insights, and actionable workflows keep teams aligned while showing the public how feedback influences decisions.

Why Commonplace

Specialists in the UK public sector: Proven with councils and partners nationwide - urban and rural - on planning, transport, housing, and place-making. Integrated evidence chain: Move seamlessly from listening to surveying to engagement - no silos, no rekeying.

Designed to include dispersed voices: Parish-level targeting, multi-channel participation, and accessibility by design ensure rural residents are heard.

Operational speed: Launch in days, not months, with templates, governance controls, and built-in accessibility.