Eight ways wey group fit take tink togeda online, each one drawn as di mechanism wey e dey run on: wetin one pesin dey put inside, wetin di software dey do with am, and wetin dey comot for di oda end. Dem dey answer different questions, so di correct one depend on di question wey you get.
Pipo dey vote on short statements one by one; dem dey group pipo by how dem vote, and di result na di statements wey most of evri group gree with.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOWrite short statements. Vote agree, disagree or pass on oda pipo own, one by one. Reply no dey.
WETIN DEY COMOTOpinion groups, wey dem draw from di votes, and di statements wey most of evri group gree with.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GODem dey keep am as groups. Di picture dey show wia di room divide and wetin cross di divide; nobodi need resolve am.
E FIT · E STRAINThousands of pipo and question wey get sides. E no be for finding out why sometin dey happen: pesin fit gree with statement and di statement still dey wrong about di cause.
Argument tree
Dis claim true, and wetin be di best case for each side?
TOOLS Kialo
One thesis dey top; evri claim for or against am dey hang under am and pesin fit argue against am too. Readers dey rate how much each claim matter to di one wey dey above am.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOAdd claims for or against thesis, or against any claim wey don already dey. Rate how much each claim matter to im parent.
WETIN DEY COMOTTree of di arguments, with di strongest branches wey di readers impact ratings mark.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GOE dey stay as branches. Dem no dey ever settle thesis; di tree dey record how well each side argue.
E FIT · E STRAINDebate clubs, classrooms, policy wey get yes-or-no for di top. E dey strain wen di question no be thesis but situation wey get plenti causes.
Small groups for video
Wetin dis pipo dey tink once dem don tok am through?
TOOLS Stanford Online Deliberation Platform, Frankly; di deliberative poll
Dem dey survey sample of citizens, brief dem, dem go tok for small groups for video wey moderator dey run with timed turns, and dem go survey dem again. Di finding na how di opinion wey dem tink well differ from di first opinion.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOAnswer survey, read briefing, tok for group of eight to twelve wey moderator dey run with timed turns and agenda, den answer di survey again.
WETIN DEY COMOTOpinion wey dem tink well: how di numbers move between di two surveys, and wetin di groups ask.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GODem dey measure am. Pipo dey leave with dia own view; di finding na how much di views move and for which direction.
E FIT · E STRAINRepresentative sample on public issue, with budget for recruitment and briefing. E no be for team wey need act on im own problem next week.
Proposals and decisions
Wetin we go decide, and who stand wia?
TOOLS Loomio
Discussion thread dey lead to proposal wey get closing time; each member dey take position, block must give reason, and dem dey write down di outcome with owners.
WETIN PIPO DEY DODiscuss for thread. Somebodi go raise proposal wey get closing time; each member go take position; block must give reason.
WETIN DEY COMOTOutcome wey dem record with date, and next step with name on am.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GOE dey inside di positions, and block dey stop di proposal until dem answer am.
E FIT · E STRAINCooperatives, boards, any group wey must decide and keep di record. E dey decide between proposals; e no dey tok which problem di proposals suppose address.
Participatory process
Which of di residents proposals dem go do, and with which money?
TOOLS Decidim, Consul
Residents dey submit proposals; di ones wey get enough supports dey reach budget vote; di projects wey get di most money dey win until di money finish, and di city dey report on wetin e build.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOSubmit proposal, support oda pipo own, vote by spending budget across di ones wey reach di vote, and follow wetin di city build.
WETIN DEY COMOTList of projects wey dem fund, and public record of dia progress.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GODi vote dey decide am. Dem no dey reconcile proposals wey dey compete; di one wey get more support dey get di money.
E FIT · E STRAINCities and institutions wey get money to share and legal duty to show how. E heavy to run; di question na always wetin to fund, no be why di problem dey.
Open board
Wetin dey our mind, and how e dey group?
TOOLS Miro, Mural, FigJam
Sticky notes dey go up, facilitator dey group dem into themes, and pipo dey put dots for di themes. E fast and e open; di structure na how one pesin read di board.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOPost sticky notes, move dem, group dem, put dots for di groups wey you care about. Anytin wey di facilitator set up.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GOAnywia wey di facilitator put am. Notin for di tool dey record divide or how dem settle am.
E FIT · E STRAINWorkshop with good facilitator and one afternoon. Di freedom na di point and di weakness: di structure na how one pesin read di board.
Structured Democratic Dialogue
Wetin dey cause wetin, and which causes dey deepest?
TOOLS True Causes; di earlier Cogniscope and di ISM programs
Pipo dey write causes without name, explain dem without debate, bunch dem and vote dem into shortlist; den di group dey judge one pair at a time whether one cause get big hand for di oda one, and di links wey reach three quarters dey form map with di deepest causes for left. Dem dey judge actions against di roots.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOWrite causes without name. Explain each one once, without debate. Bunch, vote shortlist, den judge one pair at a time: dis cause get big hand for dat one?
WETIN DEY COMOTMap of causes, di deepest for left, with evri link wey three quarters gree on and evri divide wey dem publish as argument. Dem dey judge actions against di roots.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GOE dey stay for di map. Link wey no reach three quarters dey go anoda group; if dat one divide too, dem go draw am red and dashed, dem no go drop am.
E FIT · E STRAINTeam, faculty, town wey must act on problem and want know wetin dey upstream. Di pairs dey take hours; e no be quick poll.
One statement dey wey most of us fit stand behind?
TOOLS di Habermas Machine (Google DeepMind, 2024)
Evribodi dey write opinion; language model dey draft statements wey suppose dey acceptable to di room; pipo dey rank and criticise dem; di model dey redraft. Wetin dey comot na di statement wey di group rate pass.
WETIN PIPO DEY DOWrite your opinion. Rank di statements wey language model draft from evribodi own, write wetin wrong with dem, rank again.
WETIN DEY COMOTDi statement wey di group rate pass, and di drafts wey e beat.
WIA DISAGREEMENT DEY GOE dey fold enter di wording. Di model dey find sentence wey go lose di fewest pipo; di views wey lose dey show only for di rankings.
E FIT · E STRAINTo find common ground for words on question wey dey divide pipo, for big size. Na di model dey write di result, so di result good only as di room trust am.
For one look
Format
Di question
One pesin dey put
Wetin dey comot
Disagreement na
Opinion mapping
Wetin di crowd dey tink?
statement, vote
opinion groups
e dey show as groups
Argument tree
Di thesis true?
claim for or against
tree wey get ratings
e dey stay as branches
Small groups for video
Wetin dem tink afta dem tok?
turn, survey answer
numbers bifor/afta
dem dey measure am
Proposals and decisions
Wetin we go decide?
position on proposal
outcome wey dem record
block, with reason
Participatory process
Wetin we go fund?
proposal, budget vote
projects wey dem fund
di vote dey decide am
Open board
Wetin dey our mind?
sticky note, one dot
board
di facilitator call
Structured Democratic Dialogue
Wetin dey cause wetin?
cause, pair judgement
map of causes
dem publish am as argument
Consensus wey AI dey mediate
Wetin all of us fit sign?
opinion, ranking
one statement
e fold enter di wording
Most real processes dey chain two of dis ones: board to collect, map to find di causes, proposal to decide. Di formats no be rivals; dem be more like stages, and di question to ask of each one na wetin e dey leave out.
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