Deliberative democracy has a thriving, global fanbase and we’re thrilled and humbled by the reaction so far to the big MosaicLab book.
130 copies of the book have been sold to date and are being shipped to (or digitally downloaded in) Germany, Canada, the UK, Japan, the US, New Zealand and just about every state in Australia.
Plus, more than 150 RSVPs have already come in for our online book launch on July 28, with guests attending representing diverse countries and sectors. From public service professionals and CEOS through to academics and private industry leaders - we’re seeing a huge response from people representing a range of roles and industries.
The launch event will feature a surprise special guest (who is very well-known in Australian politics) - join us on the night to discover who it is! He (there’s a clue) will be joining our international keynote speaker Art O’Leary, former Secretary of Ireland’s Convention on the Constitution.
Thank you for the support and encouragement so far, it’s wonderful to see so many of you sharing in our excitement about the book since its release.
And remember, early-bird gifts run out in just two days!
Read on to see what just one book reviewer - Iain Walker of the newDemocracy Foundation - has to say and to view a video featuring candid insights from the authors.
KIND WORDS FROM the NEWDEMOCRACY FOUNDATION
Some generous praise came in from our friend and fellow champion of democratic innovation Iain Walker, Executive Director of the newDemocracy Foundation, who said:
“At newDemocracy, we design Citizens’ Jury processes, and governments hire facilitation teams to deliver them.
As an analogy, we write recipes, and facilitators are the chefs who bring them to life. And as you know, a great chef can make an omelette amazing, and a poor chef can turn Ottolenghi into a tragedy your pets won’t touch.
We’re keen to see great facilitators all around the country so that governments always have people to turn to.
Many of you will know that we have worked with The University of Technology Sydney to develop two training courses (Doing, Leading). Another initiative we have been keen to see is a leading facilitation operator creating a workbook open to everyone, sharing in detail how they think and work.
Well, one of the country’s elite operators is MosaicLab, and they’ve created this book capturing how they work in the room. ”
Thanks Iain! We especially enjoyed the food analogy. Only you could make (the very apt) link between facilitators and omelettes!
watch: THE authors SPEAK ABOUT THE BOOK
The three co-founders of MosaicLab – Keith Greaves, Kimbra White and Nicole Hunter share everything they know about facilitating a deliberative engagement processes in Facilitating Deliberation - A Practical Guide.
In this video, the three authors provide some personal reflections, delving into why they wrote book, why it’s important right now in the changing context of the world we live in and the difference and impact they hope it makes.
Drawn from the authors’ experience delivering 39 deliberative processes, this book assembles for the first time, decades’ worth of learnings, mistakes and lessons from the field. The result is a practical and contemporary handbook aims to advance the practice of deliberation.
free excerpt
Take a free sneak peek inside the covers of Facilitating Deliberation – A Practical Guide with our free excerpt, featuring the foreword, introduction and table of contents.
“This is like finding a timeless, treasured recipe book, based on firm principles and extensive experience, documented in everyday language, replete with pictures, stories and notes in margins.”
EARLY-BIRD gifts
Early birds get the gifts! Buy your copy of Facilitating Deliberation at these special (available only until the launch event on 28 July).
> Digital version
$19.95 (instead of $29.95) BUY NOW
> Print version
$49.95 (instead of $59.95) BUY NOW
special offer
Buy a print version of the book to receive a free MosaicLab Academy Art of Facilitation online training course (valued at $360).
BOOK LAUNCH: KEYNOTE FROM IRELAND + SURPRISE SPECIAL GUEST
We’re launching our book at a special event on 28 July 2022. The interactive, online event is open to everyone. That includes you!
Join us for a fun evening of conversation and connection where you can meet the authors, speak with international guests and leading thinkers, win a copy of the book, receive some great giveaways and more. Please RSVP by 27 July 2022.
The event will be a fantastic opportunity to hear from keynote speaker Art O’Leary, joining us all the way from Ireland.
He’ll speak about his experiences with groundbreaking deliberations involving citizens’ assemblies to amend the Irish Constitution on difficult, divisive issues including abortion and marriage equality.
also…
Art will be joined by our mystery guest who was a leader and decision-maker during a deliberation around a very difficult issue. We can’t say who yet, but it’s worth an RSVP - we promise!
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