A civic protocol for shared decisions [DEMO] v2

A civic protocol for shared decisions [DEMO] v2

A civic protocol for shared decisions

Groups making consequential decisions should publish the question, the available evidence, and the people responsible for the final choice.

Every proposal should remain open for public comment for a period proportionate to its urgency and reversibility, with fourteen days as the default.

After deciding, the group should publish its reasoning and revisit the outcome after six months.

Idea → Challenge

Responsibility is incomplete without conflicts Resolved

Selected passage · version 2

the people responsible for the final choice

Challenge

Naming decision-makers helps, but readers also need to know whether those people have interests that could shape the choice.

Opened by demo_sam ·

Discussion and suggested changes, in order

Discussion

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  1. demo_sam suggested wording · · Used

    Before

    the people responsible for the final choice

    After

    the decision-makers, and any material conflicts of interest

    Reasoning

    Material conflicts are part of the evidence needed to assess the legitimacy of a decision.

    Used by demo_ada. Accepted with “material” retained to avoid collecting irrelevant personal information. Read version 3.
  2. demo_noor replied ·

    Could this require disclosure of private relationships that have no bearing on the decision?

  3. demo_sam replied ·

    That is why the change says material conflicts. A deployment should publish a narrow disclosure policy alongside this protocol.

Decision and result

Suggested wording was used

It produced version 3.

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