The SDPPI also performs public polling and analyses of public policies and issues. Reports from these polls contribute to a richer discussion of an issue so that citizens can come to common ground for a possible solution or direction for action.
The SDPPI Workshop helps individuals interested in:
- convening public forums and helping citizens discuss difficult issues;
- learning a new skill set or enhancing current facilitation skills; and
- incorporating public deliberation into workgroup, classroom, committee, or community discussions.
SDPPI public forums provide:
- an opportunity for citizens to join together to deliberate, to make choices with others about ways to approach difficult issues and to work toward creating reasoned public judgment;
- an opportunity for people of diverse views and experiences to seek a shared understanding of a problem; and
- an opportunity for people to get past heated debate about difficult issues and instead, consider an issue from multiple angles and find common ground for action.
