"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)"
"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"
"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"
"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"