"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"Citizen Councilor Network","Jspady","","The Citizen Councilor Network is overseen by the King County Auditor's Office in Seattle.This method is used in support of the Countywide Community Forums (of King County).NotesThe cost to conduct a ""round"" of the network is highly variable. The more...","Wed, 12/09/2009 - 01:18","4","40","21","45","","US$30","No","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Conflict Resolution, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Community Based Organization","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Community Based Organization, Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), Individual"
"New England Town Meetings","Angelasgarla","","Definition
The New England Town Meetings are open forums that promote democracy. The meetings include local and regional officials that attend in order to hear the communities view on public issues. Members can be invited. The town meetings are open and...","Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:59","20","6","1","45","","US$500","No","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization, Academic Institution, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Individual, Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"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"
"Participatory Budgeting","Boutall","","DefinitionParticipatory budgeting is a decision-making process through which citizens deliberate and negotiate over the distribution of public resources.[1]Participatory budgeting programs are implemented at the behest of governments, citizens,...","Sat, 08/22/2009 - 06:37","","","1","365","US$500","US$50 000","No","","","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Open to all","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Make public decisions (i.e. exert direct authority)","Decision-Making, Preference Articulation","2 - Not Very Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Planning Cells","Kms497","","DefinitionPlanning cells is a method for deliberation developed by Prof. Dr. Peter C. Dienel, and is designed to be a sort of ""micro-parliament."" In a planning cell, twenty five people from various backgrounds work together to develop a set of solutions...","Wed, 06/02/2010 - 00:41","25","25","4","7","","","Yes","","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","Achieving Public Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Agenda Formation, Implementation","2 - Not Very Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to 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)"
"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"
"Study Circles","Shirleykim12","","DefinitionStudy circles -- also called Dialogue-to-Change programs, Dialogue-to-Action, or Dialogue Circles -- emphasize small group deliberation by providing opportunities for members of a community to meet face-to-face and discuss a particular set of...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 08:30","3","300","1","180","","","Yes","","","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all with targeted recruitment","","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues, Providing Social Goods","Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization, Individual"
"We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution","Un Gato","","Definition
We the People is an elementary and secondary school oriented civic education process designed to enable students to learn about and address civic issues locally, regionally, and nationally.  It works to allow the student participants to...","Fri, 06/04/2010 - 15:41","3","42","1","1","","","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","Deliberation","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","Public Marketing, Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","","","Academic Institution","Community Based Organization, Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), National Government"