by Fraser Henderson | Mar 27, 2025 | Frontpage
We know that using AI can cause hallucinations but it’s less clear how these manifest and what the pitfalls might be. In most cases, hallucinations occur in large language models. They typically introduce facts learned from their training data, which is vastly...
by Fraser Henderson | Mar 14, 2025 | Frontpage
Getting the most out of a public meeting takes effort. It requires facilitators to take accurate notes and summarise the mini-debates and mechanisms to prevent the loudest voices from dominating the dialogue. Some time ago MySocitety launched a little known project...
by Fraser Henderson | Feb 25, 2025 | Frontpage
So, we know you’re asking… “what’s the current UK government policy on planning reforms relating to housing, greenbelt, and NIMBYs?” Well, here’s a brief synopsis of what it all means and what we’re doing about it at ACEP HQ. Planning Reforms The UK government has...
by Fraser Henderson | Feb 18, 2025 | Frontpage
Improving social connection in a community is not typically a facet of traditional consultation. However, horizontal dialogues are getting a bit of a revival in an attempt to fill an increasing public service deficit. In other words, bring people together to support...
by Fraser Henderson | Jan 29, 2025 | Frontpage
In October 2022, the FCA launched a fabulous bit of guidance entitled ‘Branch or ATM closures or conversions. Anticipating the future rush, they framed the requirement perfectly: – “When firms are considering closures or conversions of branches or ATMs, they...
by Fraser Henderson | Jan 12, 2025 | Frontpage
This year is likely to be tougher than ever – public bodies are faced with the challenge of faster, better, leaner whilst facing reorganisation and extraordinary budget squeezes. Moreover, in-depth debate is needed about the ingenuity of proposed solutions...
