Realizing income in order to complete the task? or progressing the task in order to maximize income? Important differences. "channels to market. I make businesses grow." Would a professor of philosophy act in order to avert societal catastrophe? or in a way that maximizes reputation? Important differences. "right in the guts of Social Business - making it happen." Optimizing marketing to maximize sales? or sophisticating communications to facilitate social accord? Again ... "Network power is worth more than cash." The delicious pleasure of being rewarded for good work well done ... how many know that from personal experience? ==== A post to G+ [1] responding to a post in FB-ParticipatoryBudgeting [2]: *2013, folk are working the field I plowed mid-1980s. _Is that somehow good news?_* Going through old notes I found these: "Human rational behavior is shaped by a scissors whose two blades are *the structure of the task environment* and the computational capabilities of the actor." Simon (1990) [Catastrophic HD failure May 2004 wiped out a lot of my primary documents. Simon's work was one of those. I have no idea what text I had cited.] "... rather than trying to reduce others to silence, by claiming that what they say is worthless, I have tried to define this blank space from which I speak, and which is slowly taking shape in a discourse that I still feel to be precarious and so unsure." Michel Foucault; "The Archaeology of Knowledge"; pg 17 (I started on this in 1976 when I realized how easily it could be subtly manipulated.) 1) https://plus.google.com/104846054806852679393/posts/MJoMEXQ3ojz 2) https://www.facebook.com/groups/participatory/permalink/10152823756190352/ ==== http://www.open-intelligence.co.uk/ "Directory has no index file." ... domain is open? Public Dialogue: Sciencewise-ERC http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/ http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/blog/ "There doesn't seem to be a wp-config.php file" ==== Forward Looking Analysis of Grand Societal Challenges and Innovative Policies (FLAGSHIP) "Foresight analysis built on scenario thinking, //is therefore a powerful tool// [But there actually is no tool to be found here.] that can be used in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Forward Looking Analysis (FLA), based by definition on a wide and interdisciplinary approach, can thus help us to anticipate major challenges that Europe will have to face in the next 20-30 years, and to assess the impacts of medium to long-term demographic, economic, political and technological trends in Europe in a world context." "Their purpose is to create a mental model of a possible future so that people can relate to it, see the implications for their concerns, provide a context for discussion about desirable and undesirable features of the future, and so help in planning policy responses. In a nutshell, scenarios are an internally consistent view of what the future might be, not a forecast but one possible future outcome. They have proven to be a powerful tool for creating opportunity in the form of new policy and business strategies, by freeing thought from the constraints of the past." http://flagship-project.eu/about/background/ "The FLAGSHIP project brings together a multidisciplinary team with recognised records of excellence in qualitative, as well as in quantitative forward-looking analysis. The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is part of this ambitious research effort, contributing with its track record and expertise in both methodologically sound research and policy development. Founded in late 1989, CSD is an interdisciplinary public policy institute, combining research excellence with policy advocacy for piloting social innovation and institutional reforms in Bulgaria and in Europe in a number of areas, most notably economic and legal transition, good governance, anti-corruption and security, forensics and criminology, energy governance and energy security. " CSD:FLAGSHIP Project Launched http://www.csd.bg/artShow.php?id=16484 Sciencewise-ERC - the UK’s national centre for public dialogue in policy making involving science and technology issues http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/ "The Sciencewise-ERC brings together members of the public, policy makers, scientists and other expert stakeholders to deliberate and come to conclusions on national public policy issues involving science and technology." http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/about-dialogue/ "Public dialogue run by Sciencewise-ERC brings together members of the public, policy makers, scientists and other expert stakeholders to deliberate and come to conclusions on national public policy issues involving science and technology." It allows a diverse mix of public participants with a range of views and values to: * learn from written information and experts * listen to each other, and share and develop their views * reach carefully considered conclusions * communicate those conclusions directly to inform Government’s decision making. Good public dialogue can help policy makers and Government to: * make better, more robust decisions that reflect public values and societal implications * increase legitimacy for tough decisions * demonstrate accountability in public investment * overcome entrenched positions to enable policy to move forward * gain a rich understanding of public aspirations and concerns that goes beyond media headlines or focus groups. http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/what-is-public-dialogue-2/ "The Sciencewise-ERC co-funds and supports a wide range of public dialogue projects to support policy making in issues involving science and technology." Advice and guidance on developing and commissioning dialogue projects and the support available from the Sciencewise-ERC http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/dialogue-projects/ Dialogue on outputs from a workshop on Science, Policy-making and Public Dialogue: New and emerging issues in the UK http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/dialogue-on-outputs-from-a-workshop-on-science-policy-making-and-public-dialogue-new-and-emerging-issues-in-the-uk Background of dialogue on outputs from a workshop on Science, Policy-making and Public Dialogue "Sciencewise is working with a wide range of Government Departments in identifying emerging policy areas involving science and technology where dialogue with the public offers the benefits of better policy. As a part of this activity Sciencewise and the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) at the University of Cambridge ran a horizon scanning process in early 2013 to examine potential interactions between emerging public policy issues in the UK and wider developments in science and technology, looking forwards five to ten years. This process gathered the views of a wide policy-makers from across government and stakeholders with specialist expertise in science policy issues (drawn from academia, business, and civil society)." http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/background-of-dialogue-on-outputs-from-a-workshop-on-science-policy-making-and-public-dialogue Aims and objectives of dialogue on outputs from a workshop on Science, Policy-making and Public Dialogue "This public dialogue project is to complement the CSaP horizon scanning process by carrying out deliberative dialogue with the public to fully understand the views of the public on the emerging areas of policy and those which are considered by the public as priorities for future public dialogue." "The public dialogue project will consider outputs from the horizon scanning process to provide views, aspirations and concerns of the public on the issues in science and technology developments considered in the process. This will provide insights into the views of the public: on the policy issues involving science and technology likely to face the UK Government in the next five to ten years; on scientific and technological developments likely to intersect with those issues; on the public views on the priorities for future dialogue with the public; and on the public questions and concerns that might be raised on the basis of those intersections." "This dialogue with the public will: * Complement and support the CSaP horizon scanning process in considering a range of emerging policy areas involving science and technology * Input to BIS on future strategic priorities for science and society activities * Input to Sciencewise on the prioritisation of future programme activity. http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/aims-and-objectives-of-dialogue-on-outputs-from-a-workshop-on-science-policy-making-and-public-dialogue ==== Community X-Change - Sciencewise-ERC funded project 2005-2008 http://www.sciencewise-erc.org.uk/cms/community-x-change-2/ [completed; no product; blog is offline] Community x-change | The Collective Memory http://collectivememory.britishscienceassociation.org/memory/community-x-change/ ... no output Liverpool x-change video http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/web/ScienceinSociety/Past_projects/community_x-change/Liverpool_community_x-change/Film.htm ... 404 East Anglie x-change video http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/forms/cxc/showvideo.asp?videoid=1 404 ==== Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre - Newcastle University "We aim to produce world class research focused on the social and ethical debates around the contemporary life sciences. Working with a wide range of academic and community-based partners, we will develop rigorous and socially engaged analysis, innovative teaching, and public dialogue that informs and contributes to future practices and policies." http://www.ncl.ac.uk/peals/ "Partnerships with non-academic stakeholders In several of our past and present research projects we have worked and are working with local groups and practitioners to help identify research questions, contribute to research design and development, and pursue routes for disseminating diverse and at times marginalized perspectives to a range of different audiences. We also have long established working relationships with local health, educational and outreach institutions such as the Newcastle Centre for Life, Northern Genetics Service, Institute of Human Genetics (now Institute of Medical Genetics), the Institute for Ageing Research, the Newcastle Fertility Centre and the Northeast Stem Cell Institute, where we provide ethics advice, develop joint research collaborations, and enable new opportunities for debate and dialogue." http://www.ncl.ac.uk/peals/influencing/partnerships/ Previous activity http://www.ncl.ac.uk/peals/influencing/partnerships/previous.htm ==== "OPM helps public services across all sectors to improve outcomes, performance and standards through high quality evaluation, research, engagement, people and organisational development." http://www.opm.co.uk/our-work/ "Dialogue by Design have developed a range of tried and tested web-based applications which enable our clients to enhance existing methods of engagement." "Where an online process is the right solution, we work with clients on every aspect: stakeholder management, process design, configuration of the website, telephone and e-mail support lines for participants and analysis and collation of the results." http://www.dialoguebydesign.net/prodserv/onlineconsultation.htm What passes for a "Case Study": http://www.dialoguebydesign.net/docs/Case_Studies/SDC_Panel.pdf What passes for description of process and methods: http://www.dialoguebydesign.net/prodserv/policydev.htm Set of brill documents: http://www.dialoguebydesign.net/resources/reading.htm But while flow is comprehensive, method/technique is mooted i.e. review text while commenting / answering questions in text box; this is merely a blogging platform: http://www.dialoguebydesign.net/flash/frameset.html http://mitochondria.hfea.gov.uk/mitochondria/ ... where is the method described? http://mitochondria.hfea.gov.uk/mitochondria/1608/hfea-launches-public-consultation-medical-frontiers-debating-mitochondrial-replacement/ is similar ==== time for 7th inning stretch! 1:26 PM MDT, 16MAY13