CivicEvolution - pushing information up to the meta teams
From:
Ron Lubensky
Date:
Feb 16 23:37 UTC
Short link
Hi Michael,
I like your star-pattern of flow, as it doesn't symbolically
privilege the meta-groups.
But I don't agree that CE should generate a constellation of
documents that require aggregation through explicit voting. As a
medium for online deliberation, I don't believe that CE should be
fundamentally based on the primary tool of majoritarianism, that being voting.
Also, participants need to feel comfortable with the process and
their place in it. If it feels instead like a competitive
"marketplace of ideas", we will see aggressive behaviour that will
threaten the inclusive ideal of the system.
A centering flow not only helps idea movement towards possible
consensus, but also provides a predictable path for nominated
stewards (aka forepersons).