Citizens Juries, Citizens Assemblies, and Sortition Workshop: Part 3 Opportunities & Challenges
Channel: Adam Cronkright
Date: 2018-04-08

Part 3 of 4 of the day-long workshop at the 2018 Innovations in Participatory Democracy Conference, this session provides examples of how citizens jury programs have been successfully marketed and implemented. Special focus is on contemporary examples in the United States. This session addresses the key challenges and opportunities for the expansion of deliberative mini-publics. Special focus on sharing the learnings from the CIR experience.

Led by Tyrone Reitman of the Policy Jury Group

1. Introduction
2. Video on the Citizens' Initiative Review (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLmMSIjRDpA)
3. Presentation - Overview of the CIR experience, lessons, challenges/opportunities
4. Discussion / Q&A
5. Prepare for Afternoon Session - Review goals; Assess topics