Inside the laboratory CoVision worked in partnership with AmericaSpeaks to pull off another ambitious and unprecedented experiment in citizen democracy in the United States. It was our great honor to be part of a successful, cutting edge, proof-of-concept national convening that now stands as a living example of the potential role of citizen deliberation to [...]
Why the CoVision method is not primarily a technological method. The CoVision method is not about the use of technology, it is about the use of a “Micro-breakout” format. What distinguishes the CoVision methodology most from other large group methodologies are two things: the use of brief, very small group “micro-breakout” discussions in the [...]
Why do some meetings feel dull and heavy – like an unwanted obligation, while others feel exciting, and are a catalyst to action? We were recently introduced to a sort of “human energetics model” that may put some perspective on meeting design issues. The tool is called Five Dynamics (www.5dynamics.com) and we learned about if [...]
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
Pioneering a citizen engagement model for large democratic societies The difficulty of democracy is how to let people deliberate, and yet come to a common voice. This is inherently a problem of scale – the more people you have (and the less time they have together), the more likely you are to give up either [...]
Sunday, November 15th, 2009
Another excellent partnership with AmericaSpeaks We just returned from supporting the Advancing Futures for Adults with Autism National Town Hall in Chicago on Friday. This meeting brought together professionals, family members and policy makers to have a conversation and agree on strategies for providing services over the next two decades to the more than one [...]
Monday, November 9th, 2009
From their home base in San Francisco, CoVision facilitated interactivity in a sustainability innovation session in the Netherlands – using a new combination of existing affordable technologies.
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
As the Fall season gets underway, and large organizations are once again making decisions about whether and how to meet for purposes of organizational focus, there’s a new kid on the block – a new option for engaging your people – about which we thought you might enjoy hearing some perspective. Twitter has emerged in [...]
