Citizen Deliberative Council

These diverse ordinary citizens convene for two to ten days to consider some public concern -- to learn about it (often by hearing and cross-examining diverse experts), to reflect on it together (usually with the help of a professional facilitator or moderator), and to craft a collective statement which they then announce to the public and/or relevant officials and agencies, often through a press conference. <http://www.co-intelligence.org/C D C Uses And Potency.html>

http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/mtarchive/003380.html

http://www.wiki-thataway.org/index.php?page=CitizenDeliberativeCouncil

http://www.ourpla.net/cgi-bin/pikie.cgi?CitizenDeliberativeCouncils

Chapter14 from The Tao Of Democracy by Tom Atlee - http://radio.weblogs.com/0120875/stories/2003/03/23/citizenDeliberativeCouncils.html