http://www.intellitics.com/blog Experiments in Civic Sensemaking Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:36:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Intellitics will attend this year's National Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation, October 3-5, 2008 in Austin, Texas. Here's a quote from the NCDD email newsletter from today that gives you the details: 1.  Latest on the 2008 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation: Creating Cultures of Collaboration We know your budget is tight ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/07/02/national-conference-on-dialogue-deliberation-october-3-5-2008-in-austin-texas/ I came across a fairly succinct definition of the term e-participation today that I find useful with regard to the things we are working on: In the context of current project, e-Participation means the use of ICT for enabling and strengthening citizen participation in democratic decision-making processes. Depending on the aspect ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/05/26/what-is-e-participation/ PEP-NET, another promising e-participation initiative at the European level, launched earlier this month. From the about page: PEP-NET will be a European network of all stakeholders active in the field of eParticipation. PEP-NET therefore already includes public bodies, solution providers and citizen organizations as well as researchers and scientists. The network is ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/05/18/pep-net-pan-european-eparticipation-network/ The following are a few Facebook groups we watch that deal with various aspects of dialogue, deliberation, public participation, e-government or e-democracy (membership numbers as of today): C2D2 - Canadian Community for Dialogue and Deliberation (18 members) Community of interest on dialogue and deliberation. Conference held every two years. Conversation Cafe (308 ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/05/09/14-facebook-groups-for-the-dialogue-deliberation-public-participation-e-government-and-e-democracy-community/ These are the slightly modified slides from a quick presentation I gave last night at Web Monday Silicon Valley in San Francisco. It's a first high-level introduction to our first product, a web application for problem solving and decision making in large groups. | View | Upload your own We ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/04/22/announcing-project-z/ I just joined a recently launched online community at epractice.eu, a portal created by the European Commission which connects practitioners from the e-government, e-participation, e-health etc. field from all across the European Union. It is "an interactive initiative that empowers its users to discuss and influence open government, policy-making and ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/04/05/new-european-online-community-for-e-participation-and-e-democracy/ Following a recent IAP2 Northern California chapter meeting, I came across this definition of public participation: What is Public Participation? Public participation is the process by which an organization consults with interested or affected individuals, organizations, and government entities before making a decision. Public participation is two-way communication and collaborative problem solving ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/03/24/what-is-public-participation/ Interesting conference coming up right in our backyard: Tools for Participation At the dawn of the 21st century humankind faces challenges of profound proportions. The ability of people around the world to discuss, work, make decisions, and take action collaboratively is one of the most important capabilities for addressing these challenges. Researchers, ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2008/02/17/tools-for-participation-june-26-29-2008-in-berkeley-ca/ From the November 26 issue of the Deliberative Democracy eBulletin (a must-read resource for us, click here to get to their archive and email subscription): 1 | Four Years of DDC Research and Practice ----- Matt Leighninger writes about a draft discussion report, “Where is Democracy Headed? Four years of DDC research and ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2007/11/28/embracing-research/ It came up in the last post, and it is something we've been thinking about quite a bit: How to listen online? Listening in real life is sometimes hard enough. It may require skilled facilitation. Oftentimes, we're not trained to listen well. It is much easier to talk than to listen, ... http://www.intellitics.com/blog/2007/11/26/how-to-listen-online/