Episode 24 Facilitation and open government with Don Lenihan

Facilitating Public Deliberations

Dr Don Lenihan is Co-Chair of Open Government Partnership’s Practice Group on Dialogue and Deliberation. He is an extremely-experienced facilitator with a willingness to share his immense experience with others. Much of his thinking, along with input from others in seven countries, can be found in the guides developed by the OGP Practice Group. He covers some of that helpful content in this podcast episode.

LINKS

Middle Ground (Don’s consultancy)

https://www.middlegroundengagement.com/personal-profile/

You can find the three guides referred to in the conversation here

https://www.opengovpartnership.org/documents/deliberation-getting-policy-making-out-from-behind-closed-doors/

newDemocracy’s R&D Notes

https://www.newdemocracy.com.au/research-and-development-notes/

Music acknowledgement.