Customized participatory processes that build trust, facilitate collective sensemaking, and identify shared priorities
What we do: We design and facilitate engagement processes tailored to your unique situation.
What we offer:
What clients receive:
Our approach: Informed by decades of experience, we utilize the latest technologies and build on proven methods from AmericaSpeaks and other leaders in civic engagement.
Partnership mindset: We work as partners, honoring the expertise, vision, and relationships you bring. The best outcomes emerge when we integrate our facilitation methods with your deep knowledge of your community. Our methods are flexible—we'll work with you to design an approach that fits your goals, your people, and your resources.
Modern tools, timeless values. Real-time polling, productive dialogue, AI-assisted sensemaking, and proven facilitation enable authentic, meaningful engagement on the issues that matter most.
We don't just facilitate meetings—we design processes that build trust, surface collective wisdom, and produce results communities can act on.
Former AmericaSpeaks Associates with proven expertise in large-scale deliberative democracy
We prioritize outcomes communities can use—not just participation numbers
Modern tools (AI-assisted synthesis, real-time polling) deployed with integrity and transparency
We design for inclusion—ensuring marginalized voices are heard, not just dominant ones
No cookie-cutter solutions—we design engagements that fit your context, constraints, and goals
Balanced facilitation that ensures all perspectives are heard
Clear picture of who is present and the expertise and lived experience they bring
Ground rules designed to protect vulnerable voices and to ensure that every voice counts
Reflects back the full range of views without judgment
Practices designed to enhance shared understanding of different experiences and concerns
Using real-time voting to identify shared priorities
Processes to develop specific policy or action steps
We blend proven facilitation methods with appropriate engagement technology to create more inclusive and effective conversations.
The technology serves the conversation, not the other way around. Every tool is chosen to support authentic human connection and meaningful dialogue.
At Community Dialogue Partners, we believe technology should strengthen—not replace—the human connections that make deliberative democracy meaningful. These guidelines reflect our commitment to using AI responsibly in service of inclusive dialogue, collective wisdom, and community agency.
AI assists our facilitation practice; it does not replace human judgment, interpretation, or the relational work that builds trust and enables transformation.
We are explicit with participants about when, how, and why we use AI tools, and what happens to their contributions.
Communities must have the opportunity to review, correct, and shape any AI-generated synthesis of their input.
We prioritize capturing diverse voices—especially marginalized perspectives—over speed or convenience.
We treat participant contributions with care, using privacy-conscious tools and practices that respect community trust.
We acknowledge the environmental costs of AI use and commit to mindful, purposeful deployment.
When you work with us, you can trust that AI enhances—not replaces—human connection. Your participants will know when and how AI is used, they'll have agency over how their input is synthesized, and their voices will be captured with dignity and care. Technology serves your goals, not the other way around.
"Democracy works best when everyone has a seat at the table."
We don't just open the doors—we actively work to ensure diverse voices are at the table, especially those traditionally excluded from civic processes.
In addition to our consulting and facilitation services, we're committed to building the field of civic engagement practice. We work to expand the ecosystem of skilled practitioners who can lead inclusive, effective dialogue processes in communities across the country.
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