2022 is the year of the MosaicLab book! The BIG BOOK of facilitating deliberation.

The three co-founders and directors of MosaicLab – Kimbra White, Nicole Hunter and Keith Greaves – have spent the past three years, in between designing and facilitating projects, writing Facilitating Deliberation – A Practical Guide.

While we’re sharing a sneaky little peek of the cover today, we can’t say too much at this stage about what’s in the book (it’s only just gone to the printers!).

“Finally a book that unpacks the craft and practice of facilitation in deliberative processes.”

— Carolyn Hendricks, Australian National University

What we can tell you though is that it’s filled with detailed, step-by-step advice on how to plan, design and deliver impactful deliberative engagement processes like community panels or citizens’ juries.

Large or small, face-to-face or online, this is a definitive guide to this very specialised form of facilitation.

WHY WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT IT

“A must-have guide for facilitators everywhere.”

— Brett Hennig, Sortition Foundation

Many books have been written about deliberation; however, this one is different, taking you through every step of the facilitation role. The set-up, the planning, the delivery and, most importantly, the lessons learnt along the way.

We hope it will contribute to improving the practice, experience and impact of deliberation, both for sponsoring organisations and deliberating participants.

WHEN IS IT COMING OUT?

The book release and official book launch is set for July. Keep an eye on this blog and on our social media for more details. You can also subscribe to our e-newsletter The Discussion to be one of the first to know when the book is ready for purchase.

“The more readers this book finds, the better the chances that democracy will flourish in our century.”

— John Gastil, Pennsylvania State University

THE EARLY WORD FROM THE EXPERTS

The quotes in this post give you a taste of what industry experts and leading thinkers in the deliberative space are already saying after previewing the book.

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