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Town Hall Meetings Town Hall Meetings A New Model for Conducting A New Model for Conducting Effective Exchanges with Effective Exchanges with Constituents Constituents First Report: Online Town Hall Meetings www.cmfweb.org A report by :

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Town Hall Meetings Town Hall Meetings

A New Model for Conducting A New Model for Conducting Effective Exchanges with Effective Exchanges with Constituents Constituents

First Report: Online Town Hall Meetings

A report by: David Lazer The Harvard Kennedy School and Northeastern University; Michael Neblo The Ohio State University; Kevin Esterling University of California-Riverside; Kathy Goldschmidt Congressional Management Foundation

www.cmfweb.org

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The Madisonian Feedback Cycle

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AmericaSpeaks’ mission is to reinvigorate American democracy by engaging citizens in the public decisions that most impact their lives

Purpose of Today’s Session

Provide Congressional offices with simple principles and additional tools to better engage constituents Consider the use of more deliberative formats for engaging constituents Learn about how national deliberations could add value to the nation’s policy making process

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So, what is a Town Meeting… The New England Town Meeting

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Modern Campaign Town Meetings

A New Image of the Town Meeting?

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Tow n Meeting for the 21 st Century

Agenda

Who is participating in the webinar? Challenges to Engaging Constituents Strategies for More Effectively Engaging Constituents Q & A

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Who’s in on the Webinar?

Past Forums

Through the chat room, answer these two questions: Briefly describe the best forum or town hall your office has organized Briefly describe the most challenging forum or town hall your

  • ffice has organized

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Strategies for More Effectively Engaging Constituents

Goals for Engagement

Inform constituents about issues Solicit input and feedback from constituents about priorities Identify areas of common ground Strengthen relationships and trust

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Engagement Strategies

  • Use a professional third-party moderator
  • Seat participants in small groups
  • Introduce ground rules/norms of

behavior

  • Make time for participant dialogue

beginning with values

  • Identify collective priorities
  • Encourage diverse groups to participate

Strategy: Use a Professional Third-Party Moderator

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Strategy: Seat Participants in Small Groups Strategy: Introduce Ground Rules / Norms of Behavior

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Strategy: Participant Dialogue that Begins with Common Values Strategy: Identify Collective Priorities

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Strategy: Encourage diverse groups to participate

Engagement Strategies

  • Use a professional third-party moderator
  • Seat participants in small groups
  • Introduce ground rules/norms of

behavior

  • Make time for participant dialogue

beginning with values

  • Identify collective priorities
  • Encourage diverse groups to participate

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Questions?

Thank You!

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