Full title: Tools and Techniques For Online Dialogue and Deliberation
Convenors: Tim Erickson, Politalk; Robert Carlitz, Information Rennaissance; Joseph Peters, Ascentum and http://dialoguecircles.com/
All three are in the on-line Working Group of Deliberative Democracy Consortium http://www.deliberative-democracy.net/
There was a quick intro to Free Open Software, in which someone mentioned that a U.S. Dept of Defense report has now officially said the DOD couldn't survive without free software, should pay developers to contribute, and suggested collaborative model for internal development as well. Also, The Success of Open Source - a new book explaining it in normal language.
Online Dialogue & Deliberation, differences from face to face:
Flexible
Tech-dependent
Missing body language - negative (less info) & positive (anonymity) consequences
Symmetrical(?) - Different biases (e.g. no visual cues for many biases, on the other hand typing speed, familiarity with tech, etc.)
Generational issues
Multi-tasking (e.g. Google while chatting)
Easy record of everything
Easier connection across boundaries (organizational, geographical, etc.)
Speed of diffusion (interest creep)
Then this note-taker left to go to two other sessions. Anyone have any notes from the rest of it to offer?
A session from the 2004 National Conference On Dialogue And Deliberation
