The Dotmocracy Handbook provides a unique set of easy-to-follow instructions for finding useful agreements among many people. At its core is the deceptively simple Dotmocracy sheet, designed to provide participants with equal opportunity to contribute to a reliable and transparent large group decision-making process. From grade school students to technical professionals, grassroots organizations to government institutions and private corporations, Dotmocracy has universal appeal and application.
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Author, Jason Diceman, has spent over a decade researching, developing and demonstrating tools for group decision-making. He has a Masters in Design for Interaction from the University of Westminster (London, UK) and is currently a Senior Public Consultation Coordinator for the City of Toronto (Canada).
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Jason Diceman is a Senior Public Consultation Coordinator with the City of Toronto.
Jason empowers organizations by facilitating constructive public consultation, effective large group deliberation and participatory decision-making. He leads the planning and implementation of large multi-stakeholder collaborative meetings that lead to clear outputs and the design and management of affordable and productive community engagement processes. He also specializes in the selection and set-up of easy to use Internet tools for interactive mass communication.
Along with having insight into many engagement methodologies, Jason has created his own innovative paper based Dotmocracy materials and techniques for efficiently finding agreements among large numbers of people in a variety of face-to-face and out of meeting environments.
Jason has presented workshops across Canada and the USA, researched consensus cultures in eco-villages in Denmark and spent six months in Venezuela investigating their evolving participatory democracy.
Jason empowers organizations by facilitating constructive public consultation, effective large group deliberation and participatory decision-making. He leads the planning and implementation of large multi-stakeholder collaborative meetings that lead to clear outputs and the design and management of affordable and productive community engagement processes. He also specializes in the selection and set-up of easy to use Internet tools for interactive mass communication.
Along with having insight into many engagement methodologies, Jason has created his own innovative paper based Dotmocracy materials and techniques for efficiently finding agreements among large numbers of people in a variety of face-to-face and out of meeting environments.
Jason has presented workshops across Canada and the USA, researched consensus cultures in eco-villages in Denmark and spent six months in Venezuela investigating their evolving participatory democracy.
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An ingenius framework for participatory groups,
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This review is from: Dotmocracy Handbook: A Simple Tool to Help Large Groups Find Agreement (Paperback)
Jason Diceman outlines the use of a very valuable tool for group based decision making in the Dotmocracy Handbook. This approach is a great way to ensure that amongst a large, heterogeneous group of stakeholders, everyone has an opportunity to express ideas and propose solutions on equal footing. The use of the Dotmocracy sheets in the brainstorming and feedback processes counters traditional "groupthink" traps often encountered in the conference or focus group environment where ideas gain disproportional analysis based on the rhetorical skills or prestige of the initial presenter. The incorporating the Dotmocracy sheets into a decision making process empowers participants to advocate ideas that might otherwise stay dormant. The system is simple, but effective and has a wide range of potential audiences.
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Practical, useful directions for complex group facilitations,
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This review is from: Dotmocracy Handbook: A Simple Tool to Help Large Groups Find Agreement (Paperback)
I've been using dotmocracy in smallish groups (under 25) for years, but this handbook gave me some really useful tips for how to use it more effectively in larger groups. I highly recommend it.
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Fantastic facilitation resource,
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This review is from: Dotmocracy Handbook: A Simple Tool to Help Large Groups Find Agreement (Paperback)
One of the most practical, hands-on, resources that I've used for helping large groups come to agreement. The "Dotmocracy" method is clearly explained, and the process and tools are provided so that anyone can apply them to collective decision-making situations.
The handbook also include over twenty pages of general facilitation advice, which are very useful on their on. Filled with photos, printable resources, and the step-by-step instructions necessary to make your next meeting a success, the Dotmocracy handbook is a must-have for facilitators of all levels.
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