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Integrate wider-public
Ability to provide those not in the room deliberating with opportunities to constructively and fairly contribute input into the process.
How this is performed now...
- Process organizers Process organizers use mass engagement methods like surveys and submissions to gather opt-in input to informing processes. The outcomes of these engagement programs are usually then shared with those inside the process.
- Citizens' assembly organizers Citizens’ assemblies organizers will make clear distinctions between those inside the process and those outside. They develop constructive ways for the maxi public to contribute without constraining or contradicting the internal processes of high-context assembly members, such as by asking for contributions on questions, concerns, hopes and information sources rather than rushing to judgement on proposals or outputs.
Related Resources
Experimental Practice
How one of the fastest-growing cities in Kentucky used AI to plan for the next 25 years
Recent experiments (such as in Bowling Green[, ](https://medium.com/jigsaw/how-one-of-the-fastest-growing-cities-in-kentucky-used-ai-to-plan-for-the-next-25-years-3b70c4fd1412)Kentucky) combine tools like Polis and Google Jigsaw’s Sensemaker to quickly understand a community's priorities.
Research
Make it make sense: the challenge of data analysis in global deliberation
Goni suggests balancing "Big Data" computational methods with "Little Data"—specific examples, quotes, and stories preserving citizens' actual reasoning—to ensure core threads of wider public opinion are elicited without losing personal nuance. Proposes democratizing data curation through domain ...
Practice
Le Grand Débat National
A national consultation initiative launched by the French government in January-March 2019 in response to the Yellow Vests protests, inviting citizens to discuss taxation, public services, environmental issues, and democratic governance. Employed multiple engagement channels including town halls,...
Experimental Practice
Polis
An open-source platform for large-scale opinion gathering and analysis that complements lottery-selected citizen assemblies by expanding participation and enhancing deliberative processes. Polis integrates with assemblies through six strategies: topic selection, topic framing, epistemic diversity...
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Related goals and research questions
Goal: Maxi-public engagements that attract and support participation from diverse social groups.
What methods can best incentivize and enable participation in maxi-public engagements beyond the 'usual suspects'?
How can we fairly balance self-selection biases with open opportunities for contribution in wider public engagement?
How can we design synthesis and filtering systems that distill massive public input into actionable insights?
How much weight, if any, should be given to discussions or engagements with a wider public outside the central deliberation?
How can maxi-public contributions be integrated in a way that maintains nuance and connections to personal stories/contexts?
What feedback mechanisms/traceability measures can help participants understand how their contributions influenced outcomes in the process?
Which types of wider public contributions are productive and which are prone to contradicting or creating hierarchical confusion between engagements?
Goal: Maxi-public engagements that are effectively and fairly integrated into mini-public deliberations.
There are no related research questions at the moment.