IMPROVING CONSULTATION & ENGAGEMENT THROUGH AI

Major projects have to consult the public. We help them do this better, faster and more cost-effectively.

Middle Ground is a safe, user-friendly AI consultation and engagement tool that provides a simple way for the public to get clear, accurate answers about projects being built that require complex consultation and include a lot of technical and scientific information.

Making Project Data Accessible to the Public

in Plain Language

Public users can ask plain-language questions about a project and get plain-language answers based on the technical and scientific data created by in-house or external experts, which might be hard to find or understand in the midst of so much complex data.
Middle Ground creates trust by allowing people to look at the science and technical information themselves, in a user-friendly and transparent way.
Chatting with Middle Ground is like talking to an expert on a project team. Middle Ground looks and functions much like popular and widely-used AI chatbots such as ChatGPT but is more precise and accurate.
Middle Ground only uses information from the documents that projects provide, such as the environmental assessment documentation that’s typically uploaded to a site like the B.C. EPIC site. It will not pull information from websites or make up its own information.
All answers are cited and linked to original studies and documents so that users can examine the original content for themselves.

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Middle Ground creates a brand-new way of expanding project engagement efforts by providing an easy-to-use chatbot that’s available 24/7 to anyone interested in. Above is an example of a project now in construction.

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Why Projects Need Middle Ground

Engaging the Middle
Opponents will read all documents and may even hire scientists to interpret them.

Supporters are satisfied with CEO speeches, web content and other materials.

Project data is often dense and technical and not understandable to the public, including First Nations.

Middle Ground gives you the ability to engage the people in the middle, those who aren’t particularly opposed to or in favour of your project but may have an interest in learning more, especially specific and technical information, and whose perspectives and input your project needs to hear.
Consulting Early & Often
Projects have legislative requirements to consult early and often.

British Columbia's new Environmental Assessment Act, for example, requires consultation from day one.

Statutory decision makers also rely on the consultation reports to make a final decision; comprehensive consultation is crucial to project approval.

Middle Ground is an essential new tool in your toolbox that allows you to consult the public in an efficient and cost-effective way. It creates a brand-new way of expanding project engagement efforts by providing an easy-to-use chatbot that’s available 24/7 to anyone interested in a project.
Using AI While Reducing Risk
AI can increase public access to information and make consultation more efficient.

But what about the risks? Can't an AI tool like ChatGPT draw answers from the wrong documents? Or simply make up its own answers? Not with Middle Ground.

Middle Ground only provides answers based on documents that you provide, such as the environmental assessment documentation that’s uploaded to a site like the B.C. EPIC site. It will not pull information from random websites or make up information. All answers are cited and linked to original studies and documents.

How It Works

Customized Middle Ground Dashboard

Middle Ground offers project teams valuable insights, such as what the most common questions and concerns about a project are, what the general sentiment of respondents is and which communities are most interested and engaged in the project.

For the public, Middle Ground looks and functions much like popular and widely-used AI chatbots such as ChatGPT.
Middle Ground is an AI knowledge management tool created in partnership with Cypress AI and Deetken Insights. It's a chatbot, but it also provides valuable insights into the consultation and engagement process.
Staff can see public engagement in real time on a dashboard; Middle Ground gathers, tallies and reports on all the feedback it gathers.
Middle Ground is designed for large-scale projects requiring public consultation and provides instant access to information for stakeholders.
Organizations can keep Middle Ground updated with the latest project documents to ensure the public and other crucial stakeholders have instant access to accurate information.

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