Feel the pulse of your neighbourhoods.

Pick up on signs, strengthen social cohesion and build an inclusive neighbourhood.

As a neighbourhood manager or social worker, you are the eyes and ears of the city. But how do you reach the ‘silent majority’, and how do you make sense of the informal feedback from the streets? Dorple brings together neighbourhood chats, hyper-local welfare surveys and social dynamics in a single, easy-to-use dashboard.

Why the real signals from the neighbourhood often go unnoticed

Local authorities are struggling to get a proper grasp of what is really going on in vulnerable or up-and-coming neighbourhoods. Traditional neighbourhood councils often attract the same (outspoken) groups of residents. You rarely hear from young people, newcomers, isolated older people or young families there. Meanwhile, subtle signs of decline, exclusion or emerging neighbourhood initiatives are piling up on the streets, without reaching the relevant city services. As a result, social work is all too often reactive rather than proactive.

Visual signal detection and interaction on the map

Rather than being a general discussion forum, Dorple focuses on specific issues arising from the local environment. Residents can use the app to easily and visually record their experiences at a specific location. Other local residents and the neighbourhood team can respond to this immediately, fostering a constructive dialogue about tangible issues or opportunities in the neighbourhood. This avoids the fleeting, toxic dynamics of traditional social media and keeps the focus on the quality of life in the neighbourhood.

Inclusive Well-being and Quality of Life Surveys

With our flexible survey module, you can effortlessly gauge social cohesion, loneliness or the need for meeting places. Because the app is intuitive and mobile-friendly, you can finally reach the target groups who tend to give the town hall a wide berth.

AI-powered Signal Detection (The eyes and ears of the street)

When members of the public share photos of their local area, our AI vision system automatically filters and categorises this feedback. From ‘obstacles for pushchairs and wheelchairs’ to ‘a need for green spaces or benches’ and ‘litter’. You can see at a glance where quality of life is under pressure.

Start with a targeted pilot scheme in your local authority

Big changes start small. You don’t need to overhaul your entire mobility policy straight away. Use Dorple to carry out an ‘environmental scan’ for a specific neighbourhood, a complex junction, a redevelopment project, or a targeted survey on student or commuter mobility.

Quick turnaround: Our pilot projects fall below the threshold for direct award (low-value contracts). This means your Mobility or Participation department can get started within just a few weeks, without having to go through cumbersome and time-consuming tendering procedures.

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