What does it mean to develop a policy possibility? And why do we spend so much time doing it in our sanctuary projects?
Most IF projects follow the same discussion process: the panelists first develop concerns that Americans may have… Read More »
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What Does It Mean to Develop a Policy Possibility?
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Teaching How to Think About Policy
One of the things that the Interactivity Foundation does is to teach people how to think about public policy possibilities. This will sound patronizing only if you misunderstand why, what, and how we do it.
I heard an interview with… Read More »
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Exploring Consequences to Revise Policy Ideas
I recently had a helpful reminder of the role that exploring consequences can play in the shaping panelists’ thinking about the policy possibilities they are developing. Exploring consequences is something that IF project panelists do near the final stage of… Read More »
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Contrast in IF Public Discussions: Why It’s Important and How It’s Achieved*
As exploratory discussion, IF discussions thrive on (or even presuppose) contrast. If you haven’t covered new ground, you haven’t explored. (The contrasting individual conceptual possibilities that are at the core of IF discussions are actually intended not just to be… Read More »
What Makes a Policy Possibility Worthwhile to Discuss?
I recently participated in a conference on immigration policy in Washington DC. One of the speakers forestalled criticism by saying that his recommendations were neither new nor original, and that that none of the ideas in the current discussion of… Read More »
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New Year’s Resolutions
Another New Year is here! One of the most popular things to do before a new year rushes in is to conjure many new beginnings—or to make a list of New Year’s resolutions—or, in other words, to set some personal… Read More »
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