Technological Assets in Participatory Democracy Larry Schooler Joseph Thormley Nicole Cabral Wheres Larry DIRECT ENGAGEMENT Conventional Engagement Top down relatively transparent ID: 604980
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CAN’T MAKE THE MEETING? NO PROBLEM!
Technological Assets in Participatory Democracy
Larry Schooler
Joseph Thormley
Nicole CabralSlide2
Where’s Larry??Slide3Slide4
DIRECT ENGAGEMENT
• Conventional Engagement
:
Top down, relatively transparent
• Thick Engagement
:
Informed,
deliberative, emotional, full of
choices for groups to make
• Thin Engagement
:
Fast,
easy, full of choices for
individuals to make
Direct Engagement
Thick
Engagement
Thin
Engagement
Conventional
EngagementSlide5
Conventional engagement:
The parent-child dynamicSlide6
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No more than 12 people per group
•
Facilitator who is impartial
(doesn’t give opinions)
•
Start with people describing
their experiences
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Lay out options
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Help people plan for action
Thick Engagement: Small-group processesSlide7
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Give people the information they
need, in ways they can use it
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Lays out several options or views
(including ones you don’t agree with!)
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Trust them to make good decisions
Thick Engagement: Framing an issueSlide8
Thin Participation Processes
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Gathering Data
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Generating Ideas
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Coordinating work by citizens
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Facilitating conversationsSlide9
Text, Talk, Act
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Created in 2013
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Part of President Obama’s National Dialogue on Mental Health
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More than 200 conversations mainly comprised of young adults
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Use deliberative democracy principles
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Eliminate misconceptions behind mental health problems and identify priorities for community action
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Text, Talk, Engage
Adapted from the Text, Talk, Act Initiative for community college faculty to incorporate faculty voices in important reforms
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Gather 3-4 people
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Text “League” to 89800
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Talk with your group using text-enable questions
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Be apart of the change by connecting with a national conversation
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The National Issues Forums
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The National Issues Forums (NIF) is a nonpartisan, nationwide network of locally sponsored public forums for consideration on public policy issues.
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Hundreds of forums are organized around the country each year in community centers, college campuses, and churchesSlide12
Common Ground for Action
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Online forums
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Utilize deliberative democracy principles
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Visually view participants reaching common groundSlide13
Common Ground for ActionSlide14
Expanding Opportunity for All
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Augmenting the ongoing face-to-face forums across the country with online forums
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Anonymity
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Collect data on faculty perspectivesSlide15
Questions?Slide16
Six steps to enable increased online participation
Joseph Thornley
@thornleySlide17
Most Americans are already online at home and elsewhere – libraries, smart phones, etc. – or have easy access to a phone
An online/text message/telephone-based engagement opportunity gives an outlet to those who:
Have limited time
Feel uncomfortable speaking publicly
Lack the means or resources to meet-in-person
Why Technology?Slide18
70%
of Americans have
high-speed home internet
→
3%
have
dial-up
Varies significantly among ethnicity, age, education, income
>25%
have
no internet access
at home
90%
of American adults have a
cell phone
58%
of American adults have a smartphone29% of cell phone owners say a cell is “something they can’t live without”
Facilitating Civic Dialogue and ConsensusSlide19
Overview videos shown at community forum, social media, TV
Televised community conversations, with SMS, social media, and telephone technology
Reaching a Greater Audience: TV, Telephone, and TextSlide20
Crisis CommunicationSlide21Slide22Slide23Slide24Slide25Slide26Slide27Slide28Slide29Slide30Slide31Slide32
Larry Schooler
,
Senior Fellow, National Civic League
512.387.4876
Larry@p3partners.net
www.annettestrauss.org
@AStraussInst