In celebration of ASHA’s Centennial, the ASHFoundation hosted a spring event—Advancing CSD Through Facilitated Dialogue: Impact and Future Innovations— bringing together a group of thoughtful leaders, emerging professionals, and dedicated contributors to participate in an interactive two-day experience. Designed to explore and practice structured dialogue and collective decision-making, this gathering was an opportunity for participants to apply ASHFoundation-supported research topics to address the complex challenges facing our field. Attendees engaged in meaningful deliberation, learned practical tools for inclusive and thoughtful conversations, and discussed a future where collaborative decision-making is central to advancing our communities and professions. Here are some recommended resources from this event:
Dialogue and Deliberation. National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation.
Twelve Key Findings in Deliberative Democracy Research. Nicole Curato, John S. Dryzek, Selen A. Ercan, Carolyn M. Hendriks, and Simon Niemeyer.
Bringing Citizen Voices to the Table: A Guide for Public Managers. Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer.
Hope for Democracy: How Citizens Can Bring Reason Back into Politics. John Gastil and Katherine Knobloch.
Democracy’s New Discipline: Public Deliberation as Organizational Strategy. Caroline W. Lee and Zachary Romano.
Facilitating Deliberation: A Practical Guide. Kimbra White, Nicole Hunter and Keith Greaves. Written by leading practitioners from Australia.
Facilitator's Guide to Participatory Decision-Making. Sam Kaner.
The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters. Priya Parker.
Facilitation of Deliberation in the Classroom: The Interplay of Facilitative Technique and Design to Increase Inclusiveness. Kei Nishiyama, Wendy Russell, and Pierrick Chalaye.
Read The Room For Real: How a Simple Technology Creates Better Meetings. David Campt and Matthew Freeman.
Collaborative Leaders Network.
The Rockefeller Foundation Convening Design Guide. A detailed guide for designing and managing larger meetings.
Sortition Foundation. The standard in sortition software and services.
Democratic Lottery – A Guide to Sortition. Free sortition software.
Fair algorithms for selecting citizens’ assemblies. A technical overview of sortition software with links to various products.