"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Country","Ongoing","Start Date","End Date","","Staff Type","","","","","","","","","Facilitation?"
"The Occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery: October 15 - November 21, 2011","Jesi Carson","The development of the General Assembly of Occupy Vancouver during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery is a recent case of consensus-based decision making and implementation. ","Problems and PurposeOccupy Vancouver, during the occupation of the Vancouver Art Gallery last fall, needed to implement a consensus-based decision making process in order for the encampment to function in a fair and inclusive manner. The General Assembly...","Thu, 02/02/2012 - 14:50","Canada","No","","","Arts & Culture, Community Development, Identity & Diversity, Political Institutions (e.g. Constitutions, Legal Systems, Electoral Systems)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Story-Telling, Informal Social Activities","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities), Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority), Direct delivery of public services (i.e. by entities other than government), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all","Consensus, Community Organizing","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","","Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, Union","Yes"
"Town Center (North Brunswick, New Jersey)","chibbark","","Problems and PurposeIn 2004, the large pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson relocated its large manufacturing and research plant located in North Brunswick, New Jersey. After the company left, the township wanted to obtain the desires of the...","Thu, 12/22/2011 - 15:42","United States","No","","","Economic Development, Community Development, Planning (e.g. Urban planning, Transportation, etc.)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Deliberative Polling","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","Yes"