A group of participation experts from such organizations as the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, the Deliberative Democracy Consortium and the International Association for Public Participation – USA joined together to discuss the White House’s request for input on the most effective tools for internet engagement:

Not knowing just how strictly the deadline will be enforced, I have decided to go ahead and submit something now rather than wait for our little group effort to run its course. Below, I provide a few initial thoughts as my personal response to the White House request. I seriously hope that the conversation doesn’t end here and that the White House Open Government team will still be open to receiving input in a few weeks from now when a coordinated group response is more likely.

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