"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"Cabildo Abierto","Aaronmontenegro","","DefinitionCabildo Abierto (pluralized as Cabildos Abiertos), translates as ""Open Town Council."" It is a form of deliberative meeting that has used in South and Central America beginning in the 16th Century. The Cabildo Abierto was originally used to...","Wed, 12/01/2010 - 00:11","2","","1","","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods, Providing Social Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Individual"
"Citizen Advisory Board","Jcourter",""," Definition 
	Citizen Advisory Boards are a local government entity which consists of volunteer citizens from the community they represent.  Citizen Advisory Boards add to the deliberative quality of a democracy by involving everyday citizens in...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 13:05","1","100","1","365","US$1","US$999","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Citizens' Jury","Madifish","","DefinitionA Citizens’ Jury is composed of a group 18-24 randomly selected citizens, representative of the demographics in the area, that come together to deliberate on an issue. Over the period of 4-7 days the jury hears from expert witnesses that are...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:06","18","24","4","7","US$35","US$160","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Citizens' Reference Panel","richards1000","","Definition Problems and Purpose History Participant Selection Deliberation, Decisions, and Public Interaction Influence, Outcomes, and Effects Analysis and Criticism Secondary Sources External Links Notes ","Wed, 07/18/2012 - 21:35","24","36","","","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Learning, Meeting the Public, Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","For Profit Business","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)"
"Collaborative Governance","Ed Pastore","","Collaborative governance is a young, emerging form of governance being developed to adapt the traditional aims of direct democracy with the new capabilities presented by the internet. Practical development of this governance method is being undertaken by...","Sun, 02/07/2010 - 16:36","1","","1","","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Other","Other"
"Communities Creating Racial Equity Initiative","Ashlep3","","DefinitionEveryday Democracy is an organization whose mission is “to help communities develop their own ability to solve problems by exploring ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to create change.” Their goal is to address many...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 16:53","10","3","720","720","US$10","US$90","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Deliberation","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making","2 - Not Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)"
"Crowdsourcing","Cactullus","","Crowdsourcing is a new phenomenon in which an organization calls upon both professionals and amateurs on the internet to help solve a problem, design a product, or analyze large amounts of data at a lower cost and often greater quality and speed than...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 04:32","1","10000000000","1","1000","","US$1 000 000","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Decision-Making","International","Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Co-Production, Decision-Making, Implementation","1 - Not Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","","","Other","Other"
"Deliberative Polling","Swdgray","","Deliberative Polling is a unique form of political consultation that combines techniques of public opinion research and public deliberation to construct hypothetical representations of what public opinion on a particular issue might look like if citizens...","Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:49","130","450","1","2","US$10","US$50","Yes","","","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Random Selection","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation, Decision-Making","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), National Government","Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"e-Deliberation™","jdcusin","An e‑Deliberation™ event is a collaborative deliberation process mediated online. Participants work individually, in teams, and as a group to address or resolve the Focus of the event. The process is systematic and is consent-based. This approach also allows minority ideas to be considered carefully. The process yields a multipronged, integrated strategy or policy around which there has been a meeting of the minds and a critical mass of persons to ensure its success in implementation. While it is mediated online, groups may elect to meet face to face as well if co-located. e-Deliberation™ is based on the cybernetician Stafford Beer's Team Syntegrity protocol.","Definitione-Deliberation is an online enabling technology for collaborative decision and strategy making by the persons who have the expertise or are impacted by the focus of the e-Deliberation. It provides the thinking process and platform to tie it all...","Mon, 02/04/2013 - 17:37","15","80","6 hours","30 hours","US$1 500","US$5 850","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Other","","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), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Open to all, Open to all with targeted recruitment, Random Selection, Appointment, Other","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Other","","see https://www.e-deliberation.com/article/how-it-works","International","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","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), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning), Protest","Agenda Formation, Co-Production, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","International Organization, National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","International Organization, National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Individual, For Profit Business"
"Forum Theatre","Ejmoore","","Definition
Forum theatre (also known as ‘popular theatre’ or ‘participatory theatre’) is, at base, theatre as democratic political forum. Each project is stimulated by a specific community’s experience of disempowerment and struggle, and the desire for...","Sat, 11/14/2009 - 20:05","5","500","6","90","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization"
"Japanese Consensus Conference on Genetically Modified Crops","rosekwame","","DefinitionIn 2000, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), a Japanese governmental administration, organized a National Consensus Conference on genetically- modified foods in Tokyo.This conference was brought about because consumer...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 23:40","18","500","2 weekends","4 weekends","US$300 000","US$300 000","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","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), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Express opinions/preferences only, Formal Testimony","","Two preparatory weekends preceded the conference","National","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","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), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Protest","Agenda Formation, Co-Production, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","National Government","National Government"
"Jury","Potapv",""," 


 Definition 

Jury – randomly selected group of citizens of a country that sworn in to participate in deliberation for court to act on behalf of government. In civil courts there are usually six members and in criminal courts there are usually twelve...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 20:00","6","500","","100","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"Kgotla (public assembly)","Waddell.andrew","","Definition:
	Kgotla meetings were large tribal assemblies that were used by Tswana chiefs to discuss important issues, policies and legislation with their subjects. Boris Weber, writing for the World Bank's anti-corruption blog, described the kgotla...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 10:41","","","","","","","No","Express opinions/preferences only","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","Express opinions/preferences only","","Public Hearing","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"National Issues Forum","Haydenemills","","Definition
The National Issues Forum (NIF) is a nationwide network of locally created public forums oriented towards the deliberation of public and political issues. It is a non-partisan network of smaller forums created nationwide whose goal is to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 07:50","2","100","1","14","","US$100","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Preference Articulation, Decision-Making","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Individual, Other","Individual, Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Other"
"Oregon Health Decisions","Cbo2","","The Oregon Health Decisions organization's method provides the opportunity for residents of Oregon from all ethnic, religious, and social backgrounds to get involved in the state's health care policy choices while being educated simultaneously on health...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 16:44","","","","","","","No","Express opinions/preferences only","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","Express opinions/preferences only","","Initial Preference Aggregation","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Distributing Individual Material Goods","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation, Preference Articulation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Individual","Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts)"
"Organizational Learning","Denis Pageau","","","Sun, 07/31/2011 - 14:13","5","7000000000","1000000","1000000","","US$100 000","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Trust Building","International","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation, Co-Production","1 - Not Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Individual","Individual, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government, Other"
"Parliamentary Procedure","Lurkmoar",""," Definition 
Parliamentary procedure is the set of rules and bylaws adopted by various groups, ranging from the United States House of Representatives to high school Model United Nations clubs. Though its forms differ greatly between locations where it...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 16:17","2","","1","365","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Election","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government, Other","National Government"
"Public Hearing","Czimmerman","","“The public hearing is perhaps the most widespread venue for public participation in the United States, used by all levels of government for a variety of purposes.”[1]


 Definition 
A public hearing is a type of public meeting, and much literature...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 01:35","1","","1","","","","Yes","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","","","Public Hearing","","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","","","","Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government","Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"Scenario Workshop","sgzsmith","","DefinitionA Scenario Workshop is a participatory method encouraging local action with a mix of scenario and workshop which aims to solve local problems and anticipate future ones[1]{C}{C}{C}. Scenarios involve narrative descriptions of potential future...","Sun, 02/26/2012 - 19:22","24","32","2 days","3 days","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Acting/Drama, Organized Demonstrations","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Acting/Drama, Organized Demonstrations","","The Critical Phase, The Visionary Phase, and The Implementation Phase","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Collaborative delivery of services with public authorities, Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), For Profit Business"
"Simulation Exercise","Sgoold","","“Choosing Healthplans All Together” (CHAT) is a small group simulation exercise designed to give the public a voice in setting health or health care spending priorities. It has been used for research, policy and teaching purposes. The exercise can be...","Mon, 05/10/2010 - 18:44","9","15",".25",".5","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Providing Social Goods, Distributing Individual Material Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Preference Articulation, Decision-Making","4 - Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), National Government"
"University Student Government","Sarah round","","DefinitionUniversity Student Governments serve as the official voice for students in University affairs and to external organizations. When students are brought to the table in the Universities’ decision-making process it ensures multiple voices are...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 09:38","30","40","270","365","US$50","US$700","Yes","","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Decision-Making, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Academic Institution","Academic Institution"
"VoterMedia","Mark Latham","VoterMedia is a new incentive structure for encouraging public interest media to develop, to flourish and to cover issues that matter to a voter community. A typical first-step implementation is a blog competition in a small democracy such as a student union or a municipality. Voters allocate a limited budget of community funds among various competing blogs. This helps to engage and inform voters, better connecting them with elected leaders, thus contributing to better governance. It is designed to improve the policies of democracies and corporations.","DefinitionVoterMedia is an incentive structure for encouraging public interest media to develop, to flourish and to cover issues that matter to a voter community. A typical first-step implementation is a blog competition in a small democracy such as a...","Sun, 02/12/2012 - 17:04","1,000-member community","","1 month","","US$4 000","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","blogging, reading the blogs, commenting, voting, allocation of funds","Local (e.g. Neighbourhood, City/Town, Metropolitan Area)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital)","Agenda Formation, Decision-Making, Preference Articulation, Public Marketing","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"