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Designing the future of democracy.

We’re unleashing the power of people by partnering with nonprofits, universities, governments, and others to design and implement innovative, democratic processes to address today’s toughest challenges.

To create powerful solutions for our most complex problems, we need diverse thinkers with fresh perspectives. The Citizens Jury model, our method of democratic decision-making, provides citizens with the resources they need to lead transformational change.

EDUCATION

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Participants receive background information from experts and local speakers.

DISCUSSION

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Participants discuss the problem with a diverse group of their peers.

SOLUTIONS

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Participants recommend solutions for their community and decision makers.

From organizing to action, we help individuals strengthen their communities and influence the institutions and systems that shape their lives. Here’s what we’re working on now.

“Working with the Jefferson Center reaffirmed the value of informed patient perspectives and provided a versatile model for engaging patients and healthcare consumers.”
We’re advancing patient perspectives to create better health policy and improve health outcomes.
“If journalists are to reconnect with citizens, we need to listen to them negotiate tough issues. The Jefferson Center model does that.”
We’re strengthening community engagement by newsrooms to deliver better journalism.
“Many would likely wage a bet that a climate discussion would paralyze rural residents, divide them, and lead to more finger pointing than hand holding. But not here.”
We’re working with rural communities to proactively address climate disruptions and help communities thrive.
“This is a great opportunity to engage our citizens in finding solutions to real problems that affect the lives and futures of all residents in our state.”
We’re engaging community members to reform municipal electoral and governance structures.

 

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Learn about the Global Citizens’ Juries on AMR

CNDP is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic engagement and research organization.

As global leaders in deliberative democracy and public participation, we’ve been conducting groundbreaking engagement initiatives for over fifty years.

How We Work

Our primary approach to deliberative public engagement is the Citizens' Jury or Citizens' Assembly, but we’re continuously designing, testing, and exploring new methods of rigorous, inclusive engagement. Here’s the Dialogue-to-Action™ model guiding our work:

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Co-Define

We build relationships with stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding of the challenge at hand.

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Co-Design

We design and implement a custom engagement process, such as a Citizens Jury, providing participants the resources they need to create recommendations.

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Co-Create

We amplify and share participant recommendations and support implementation by sponsors, partners, and community members.

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Authentically Engaging

We can help you engage with citizens, clients, and stakeholders.

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How Citizens Juries Work

The Citizens Jury was invented by our founder Ned Crosby in 1971.

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Our Impact Around the World

We’re supporting citizen-driven solutions across the globe.

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Supporting Democracy

Donate today to help promote thoughtful solutions to our biggest challenges.

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From the Blog

Assembling Public Perspectives on AI

Join CNDP & Brookings for “Assembling Public Perspectives on AI” The Center for New Democratic Processes is very excited to announce “Assembling Public Perspectives on AI,” our upcoming results launch event for the U.S. Public Assembly on High Risk AI (AI Assembly), the first national deliberative event on AI in the United States. On December 13th,…

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“We talk about liberal-this conservative-that, republicans this democrats-that, at the end of the day we are our government. We are the ones responsible for making these decisions...I’m thrilled and honored to be a part of a process that reminds me why this grand [democratic] experiment continues.”

- Participant, Stevens County Climate Dialogue

When you actually engage with the public

“The Citizens Jury work shows that when you actually engage with the public, explain to them certain things, and allow them to think it through for themselves, they come up with different thoughts and different approaches to things we could only have guessed at. I think this approach is incredibly important and the messages that come out are incredibly important.”

- Jonathan Bamford, Head of Strategic Liaison,
Information Commissioner’s Office

Fellow residents from such diverse backgrounds

“It was great to work with fellow residents from such diverse backgrounds that brought so many different viewpoints into our discussions… We have learned that it is not only our cities responsibility to communicate with us, but us to get involved and communicate with our officials.”

“It was great to work with fellow residents from such diverse backgrounds that brought so many different viewpoints into our discussions… We have learned that it is not only our cities responsibility to communicate with us, but us to get involved and communicate with our officials.”

- Participant, Minnesota Community Assembly

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“Forums such as these are an invaluable tool for encouraging citizens to step outside of their relatively secluded circle of day-to-day relationships. A great deal is made about treasuring our diversity, but we too often pass on opportunities to experience — let alone confront — it.”

- Participant, Informed Citizen Akron

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