See it work. Then run your own.
A free, plain-language course on how deliberative democracy actually works — and how a small group runs its own assembly, from a decidable question to a sealed, verifiable record. The demo shows you it working; this course teaches you to run it — on paper, or with the software, or both. No account, no paywall. Shared in good faith under CC BY 4.0.
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The course
A ~5-minute primer, a foundation module on values, five short modules along the lifecycle — prepare, run, follow up — and a capstone where you run your first assembly for real.
Why voting alone isn't deciding
Deliberation surfaces reasons then decides; a vote just counts and throws the reasons away.
The values yardstick
Surface the group’s own values from its own words — the standard every decision’s legitimacy is judged against.
The anatomy of a proposal
Scope a decidable question; fix who decides, the window and the rule before anyone argues.
Structured deliberation
Position and reasoning, not a chat scroll; facilitating without steering; what an AI facilitator may never do.
Choosing a rule & running the poll
Match the rule to the stakes; run a consent poll and count it honestly, objections and all.
Dissent as an asset
Preserve minority views verbatim, sealed with the decision — the part most tools throw away.
The record: seal, verify, communicate
Sealing and offline verification in plain language; communicating the outcome; handling a challenge.
Run your first assembly
A guided session on a real, small decision — paper or sealed — with every template filled.
From one room to many
Federation, delegates and shared mandates — for groups that outgrow a single room.