How To Create Policy on a Wiki
Over the weekend, I learned about LexPop, a new wiki-based site that invites participants to collaboratively craft public policy on any issue (see their current project: Policy Drive: MA Net...
View ArticleBlast from the Past: Experiments in Wiki-Based Political Discourse from Way...
In my previous post, I mentioned that wiki-based policy crafting has been tried before. Well, I thought what better opportunity to reach deep into the archives and dig up a few related examples from...
View ArticleEconomist Article on Wiki Legislation
I’m quoted in the Economist today: Government by (all) the people [...] Successful examples of legislation by the masses are rare. Most people don’t know how to write laws. Tim Bonnemann, the founder...
View ArticleIntellitics 2011 Blog Highlights
Like last year, we’re taking a quick moment to look back at the topics that stood out over the past twelve months. Here are our top 10 most popular posts of 2011: February 14: Calgary Budget...
View ArticleIdeas Worth Watching: Deliberapedia
In the second chapter from his upcoming book, Tom Atlee picks up the topic of learning in deliberation, something he has written about previously. It’s a thorny issue and generally applies to public...
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California Assemblyman Invites Public to Draft Legislation
California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, a Democrat representing California’s 43rd district (Los Angeles area), announced on Monday that he’s inviting the public to help “draft a piece of legislation...
View ArticleCapitol Public Radio: “Lawmaker Turns to Crowdsourcing to Create Legislation”
I was interviewed last week by Katie Orr, State Government Reporter at Capitol Public Radio in Sacramento, CA to talk about California Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s recent open policymaking experiment (see...
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