More love for Zagat
Ah, the joys of the automatic reply. Zagat canceled my subscription as per my request, and here’s what their e-mail included: If you have a moment, could you let us know why you decided to cancel? Is there anything we can do to change your mind? We rely on...Coding for deliberation
One of my favourite organizations working on dialogue and deliberation challenges is the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD). They’ve done a great job of building community among people doing civic engagement, dialogue and deliberation work,...Amping up for BlogHer
I’m not just the t-shirt girl: I’m going to be live and in person at BlogHer this weekend, facilitating a fantabulous advanced tools session with Marnie Webb and George Oates. Marnie has set up an Advanced Tools blog just for our session. We hope that...Become an online engagement pro
This fall I’m teaching two e-engagement programs through Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. One of the programs is a TeleForum (a series of conference calls) so it’s accessible to participants anywhere in the world. Please let your colleagues and...This sheep talks back
On my way back from this weekend’s meeting of the Online Deliberative Democracy consortium I had a chance to enjoy the ever-increasing vigilance of US airport security. At the end of my last US visit I ended up at the airport with a colleague who relayed the...e-Democracy skills training
I was part of a break-out group discussion today on making online deliberation tools accessible. We discussed three facets of this challenge: tool design, user training, and motivating participation. Our conversation began and ended with user training issues, becuase...How to raise a gay-friendly child
Jennifer Gerarda Brown has posted a great set of tips on how to raise a gay-friendly child on the Lessig blog. A nice e.g. of the strong respect for civil rights that fits well with Lessig-style cyberpolitics.NerdTests.com Fun Tests – Nerd Quiz
I am heartbroken to discover that I only rate as semi-nerdy. I think the problem is that my nerdiness is restricted to tech nerdiness rather than general science nerdiness (on which front I score pathetically low). I’ll keep my eye out for something that tests...Canadian Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation (C2D2)
The first-ever Canadian Conference on Dialogue and Deliberation is scheduled for October 27-30 in Ottawa. The web site is now online with lots of opportunity for further input into the conference agenda.
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