Session notes and related resources from the “No Better Time” conference at the University of New Hampshire back in July are now available for download on their resources page.
Measuring and metrics was a hot topic that was discussed at the following learning exchanges:
- Embedding Deliberative Practices in Local Democracy (session notes, PDF):
This would need some further digging into, but lots of interesting tidbits and potential starting points for assessing impact and ROI, various ways to measure “embeddedness” over time etc. - Making the Case for this Work: Improving the Way We Collect, Report, and Explain Outcomes (session notes, PDF):
The goals of this session were “to a) Identify where the field/participants are with regard to evaluation; b) Identify where the field/participants want to be with regard to evaluation; and c) Identify strategies to get the field/participants to that place (how are going to get there?)” - New Frontiers for Assessment and Measurement
No session notes available, but check out “Impacts and Outcomes of Participatory Processes in Brazil and Canada” (download, PDF) - Renewing the Research Agenda (session notes, PDF)
Only a brief outline here (“Assessment was the main theme. One view was that questions about what works, under what conditions, and why can be broken down into researchable parts and studied (quantitatively or qualitatively), with the gold standard being a randomized experiment.”), would be nice if someone could add some detail. - The “Downside” of Deliberative Democracy (session notes, PDF)
Very little detail, except “doing ‘diagnostics’ and ‘assessment’ before planning a deliberative project” was discussed, apparently.
Please leave a comment if you have additional notes or comments you can share. Thanks!
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