"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)"
"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' Initiative Review","richards1000","A Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that deliberates about a ballot initiative. In a CIR, organizers select a panel, made up of a random sample of 18-24 citizens, who are demographically representative of the population. The panelists meet for five days to learn and deliberate about a ballot initiative—a proposed law or constitutional amendment that is drafted by, and can be enacted by a direct vote of, citizens—that will be voted on in an upcoming election.","DefinitionA Citizens’ Initiative Review (CIR) is a Citizens’ Jury that deliberates about a ballot initiative. In a CIR, organizers select a panel, made up of a random sample of 18-24 citizens, who are demographically representative of the population. The...","Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:11","18","24","4 days","6 days","","","Yes","","","","","","","","","","","Decision-Making","5 - Very Polarized","4 - Often Interdependent with Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","Non-Governmental Organization (Non-profit)","Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial)"
"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)"
"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)"
"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)"
"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"
"Robert's Rules of Order","Shaunmoneil","","DefinitionRobert’s Rules of Order is book on parliamentary procedure. The title provides a detailed study of parliamentary procedure and how it is practiced in various settings. Currently in its 10th edition, the book has enjoyed widespread success and...","Tue, 06/08/2010 - 02:04","2","","1","","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Raise public awareness","","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Initial Preference Aggregation","","","Raise public awareness","","","","","","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), Local Government (e.g. Village, Town, City), Academic Institution, Community Based Organization"
"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"
"Wikivote ","yarmakhov","","Definition The Wikivote methodology was developed by a Russian company Wikivote. It is based on a wiki approach to document composition. Project participants treat the the document, such as a law or a regulations  as a construction kit, consisting of...","Mon, 12/26/2011 - 16:14","100","10 000","1 week","6 months","","","Yes","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Open to all","Discussion, Dialogue, or Deliberation","","","National","","Community building (e.g. social capital)","Agenda Formation, Implementation, Preference Articulation","","3 - Sometimes Interdependent on Other Issues","4 - Quite Complex","","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business","National Government, Regional Government (e.g. State, Provincial, Territorial), For Profit Business"