In my last couple of posts, I’ve spoken about the strides IF has made in developing and testing a prototype of exploratory discussion. While we will always continue to refine our discussion process, more of our effort is being devoted these days to ensuring that...
It almost goes without saying that many professionals could be more helpful to the cause of citizen discussion. Educators, lawyers, social workers, communicators, planners, and administrators throughout the profit, non-profit, and public sectors could all make...
If you were to ask a cross-section of elected officials and public sector administrators about the need for embedding deliberative process in government many might respond with indignation. “We already deliberate!”, legislators might protest. “We hold many public...
The extended network that promotes citizen discussion places a high value on ways to make discussion ongoing and self-sustaining. This matter of the “stickiness” of citizen discussion is referred to as “embeddedness” in deliberative circles. It is a ten dollar word...