Peak Democracy Inc Information

Peak Democracy Inc develops internet software that augments and diversifies online civic engagement in ways that increase public trust in government. The Company has two flagship products. Open Town Hall / Comments is an online forum for feedback on specific issues. It emulates the order and decorum of public hearings -- making the forums insightful and civil yet compliant with free speech and other legal requirements. Open Town Hall / Ideas 3.0 is an online forum for ideation on general topics. It's modeled after the best practices of brainstorming workshops professionally facilitated to optimize for collaboration, consensus building, and broad public interest. Peak Democracy was founded in 2007. During its first few years of operation, the Company quietly and patiently developed a software platform that met the unique needs of government agencies – by piloting a solution to a small select group of local governments. As of Dec 31, 2012, Peak Democracy has worked with over 50 government agencies across the US to power over 900 online forums that have attracted over 100,000 online attendees, and have garnered a user satisfaction rating of over 95%. Peak Democracy is headquartered in Berkeley CA, and has staff located all over the US. The Company is scaling its platform, infrastructure and team to provide the highest quality online citizen participation solutions to local, state and federal governments across the US and Canada.