EVIDENCE-BASED ENGAGEMENT
A tool that helps communities change what gets built where they live
Empower residents to learn about their community and mark key locations, ensuring every voice returns as actionable evidence for real change.
METHODOLOGY
Most Engagement Asks Before
Showing What Is Possible
We flip the traditional planning model. Before asking for input on solutions, we build shared understanding through a three-step process.
The Story
We listen to residents to understand the historical context and lived experiences that shape their neighborhoods.
The Vision
Together, we map out future possibilities, ensuring community priorities drive the urban planning process.
The Concepts
We translate community feedback into actionable design concepts and clear policy recommendations.
THE LADDER OF PARTICIPATION
Most Engagement Stops
At Asking
In 1969, Sherry Arnstein’s ladder of participation revealed a hard truth: simply informing or consulting communities is often just tokenism. It creates the illusion of agency while keeping actual control firmly in the hands of institutions. Standard platforms stop at the bottom rungs. Pláticas is built to climb.
The Tokenism Rungs
Informing & Consulting
Agency platforms treat neighborhoods as focus groups. They inform and consult on decisions that have already been made, offering the illusion of inclusion without real power.
The Empowerment Rungs
Partnership & Control
We equip organizers with tools for true partnership—allowing communities to set the agenda, own their data, and steer the actual outcomes.
What Makes It Different
Pláticas was built from the ground up for community organizers. We rejected the standard agency platform model to create something that actually respects and uplifts your local network.
Empowers before it asks
Instead of treating people like data points, our tools ensure community members receive immediate value before you request anything in return.
Priced for nonprofits
We abandoned the corporate pricing model to offer affordable, transparent tiers that respect grassroots budgets without hidden fees.
Bilingual from the first screen
Accessibility is not an afterthought. The entire experience is natively designed for both English and Spanish speakers simultaneously.
Absolute data ownership
Your community's information remains entirely yours. We never harvest, sell, or lock you out of the relationships you have built.
Built for local organizers
Every feature supports genuine local engagement and relationship building, rather than vanity metrics or superficial mass outreach.
What Makes It Different
Drop a pin anywhere
Participants can mark exact locations on the map to share highly localized feedback.
English and Spanish
Seamlessly toggle between languages on every screen without ever losing context.
Empowers before it asks
Provides valuable neighborhood data to residents before asking them for input.
Priced for nonprofits
Accessible pricing models designed specifically for grassroots organizations.
Community moderation
Built-in tools that allow community leaders to guide and moderate the conversation naturally.
Real-time translation
Comments translate instantly so neighbors can converse smoothly across language barriers.
Offline SMS support
Engage residents who lack reliable internet access through standard text messaging.
Data privacy first
We never sell community data, ensuring trust remains intact from day one.
ACCESSIBILITY
Works Wherever
People Are
Nothing to download and no account required to leave a comment.
One Flat Price
Per Engagement
No annual contract, no auto-renewal, cancel any time.
- Complete platform setup
- Three months of hosting included
- Two rounds of revisions
Longer engagements and facilitation available.
Who It's For
Built For The
Community
Pláticas was built specifically for Community Development Corporations, environmental justice organizations, and land trusts who need a grounded, approachable way to listen.
If you are running outreach on a park, a street, a trail, a housing project, or a corridor, this was built for you.
See It Before
You Decide
Open the live demo and drop a pin yourself. No signup, no sales call.
Talk To Us
Tell us about your project and we will get back to you within two business days.
A community engagement and empowerment platform by Omen Engage.
Contact
Omen Consulting · San Diego · © 2026 PLÁTICAS