"Title","Author","Summary","Body","Date posted","Minimum Participants","Maximum Participants","Minimum Duration","Maximum Duration","Minimum Cost","Maximum Cost","Facilitation?","","","","","","Stages","Stages (other)","","","","","","","","","",""
"21st Century Town Meeting","Arfung","","ParticipantsThe participants in 21st Century Town Meetings are usually ordinary citizens who have no particular expertise in the topic under discussions. They are not stakeholders or professional lobbyists.Demographic targets for participants are set,...","Wed, 07/29/2009 - 18:44","500","5000","1 day","several days","","","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","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers)","Agenda Formation, Preference Articulation","4 - Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","International Organization, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)"
"Asset-Based Community Development","Ffonsok","","Definition
Asset-Based Community Development is a communication methodology that utilizes the individual strengths and skills of citizens to build stronger communities and  establish sustainable development. Instead of focusing on solving a specific...","Mon, 05/31/2010 - 22:06","","","","","","","Yes","Express opinions/preferences only","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Open to all","Express opinions/preferences only","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","","1 - Not Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","Community Based Organization"
"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"
"Choicework Dialogue","richards1000","Choicework Dialogue -- also called Choice-Dialogue or ChoiceDialogue -- developed by Viewpoint Learning, is a structured and facilitated method of face-to-face, in-person deliberation in which a representative sample of approximately 40 individuals deliberates for 8 hours about a policy issue. The method requires participants to read workbooks containing information about the policy issue, consider several possible policy approaches -- each of which is associated with certain values -- for addressing the issue, consider multiple means of funding those policy approaches, identify policy objectives, and then weigh tradeoffs in making feasible policy and funding choices that will further those objectives. Surveys measure participants' beliefs and attitudes about the issue and the policy and funding approaches at the start and the end of the deliberation. Survey results are used by the organization sponsoring the deliberation as evidence of informed public opinion about the issue.","DefinitionChoicework Dialogue -- also called Choice-Dialogue or ChoiceDialogue -- developed by Viewpoint Learning, is a structured and facilitated method of face-to-face, in-person deliberation in which a representative sample of approximately 40...","Mon, 06/11/2012 - 18:40","30","45","8 hours","8 hours","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Other","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","","Achieving Public Goods","Consultation (i.e. to advise decision makers), Other","Preference Articulation","5 - Very Polarized","5 - Always Tied to Other Issues","5 - Highly Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), For Profit Business","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit), Philanthropic Organization (i.e. dedicated to making monetary grants or gifts), For Profit Business"
"Citizen Conferences","sxt5105","","DefinitionCitizen Conferences allow for citizens to deliberate and provide policy recommendations for a government entity.  The government entity can then use these recommendations to better meet the needs of its citizens.ParticipantsThe participants in...","Wed, 11/28/2012 - 07:56","6","18","1 Day","1 Day","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Explaining purpose of the event, question-and-answer session, deliberation, presentation to the public","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods","Co-governance (i.e. to share decision making with public authorities)","Decision-Making, Implementation","3 - Somewhat Polarized","2 - Seldom Tied to Other Issues","3 - Somewhat Complex","","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution"
"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"
"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"
"Consensus Conference","Krameraspiri",""," Main Idea and Significance:The public’s opinion and support behind significant topics in specified fields is essential to deriving a common good for society. The ideology protruding behind consensus conferences redefines the path to arrive at a public...","Thu, 06/03/2010 - 09:35","10","20","2","3","US$70","US$100","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","Random Selection","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Trust Building","","Achieving Public Goods","Raise public awareness","","3 - Somewhat Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","","","Community Based Organization","National Government, Community Based Organization"
"ConsiderIt","Mitch Johnson","","DefinitionConsiderIt is an internet-based platform that stems from the basis of personal deliberation into a form of public deliberation. It allows users to examine trade-offs and the vantage points of other users on proposed actions such as ballot...","Wed, 02/29/2012 - 20:01","1","No Maximim","No Minimum","No Maximum","","","No","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation, Negotiate & Bargain, Express opinions/preferences only, Listen/watch as spectator","","","Regional (e.g. State, Province, Autonomous Region)","Achieving Public Goods, Addressing Identity-Based Issues","Raise public awareness, Community building (e.g. social capital), Develop individual capacities (e.g. skills, learning)","Co-Production, Conflict Resolution, Decision-Making","4 - Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","Academic Institution, Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization"
"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"
"European Local Democracy Week","Mooreram",""," Definition 
The European Local Democracy Week (ELDW) is an annual event in Europe which fosters local and national participation in promoting the knowledge of local democracy and the idea of democratic participation at a local level. Founded in 2007,...","Tue, 12/07/2010 - 19:53","1","500","1","7","US$100","US$100","Yes","","","Raise public awareness","Open to all","","","","International","Achieving Public Goods, Providing Social Goods","Raise public awareness","Agenda Formation, Conflict Resolution, Implementation","1 - Not Polarized","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","","","Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"