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There’s a growing community of practitioners out there talking, thinking and experimenting with deliberative engagement processes. I happen to be one of them, and I’ve just facilitated my 80th deliberative process. My first was back in 1998, which I presented on at an IAP2 Conference in Banff the following year, sharing a session with the…
There is much being said and written about deliberation. This is not surprising, especially in Victoria, Australia, where the new Local Government Act stipulates this is the way to now engage communities. So, I thought I’d make a contribution as a practitioner who has promoted, designed and facilitated deliberative processes for over 20 years. In…