Workshop on Deliberation, Governance and Decentralized Social Networks

How Can AI-Assisted Deliberation Help Us Build Resilient Online Communities?

November 06, 2025

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5:30pm-7:00pm | Welcome Reception

[Hors d'oeuvres and drinks served]

McCourt Public Policy students will join the reception to share their insights after having participated in a mock deliberation earlier in the day via an online deliberation platform. Their insights will help inform the workshop sessions the following day.

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November 07, 2025

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8:30am-12:15pm | Morning Sessions: Insights and Lessons from AI-Assisted Deliberation in the Analog World


8:30am-9:00am

Breakfast & Networking [optional]


9:00am-9:15am

Opening Remarks and Norm Setting

Facilitated by Jeb Bell


9:20am-10:10am

Session I: Voice - What Does it Mean to Be Heard in the Age of Digital Deliberation?

Facilitated by Sandy Pentland with Nejla Asimovic, Lily Tsai and Tiago Ventura


10:15am-11:05am

Session II: Choice - How Can Digital Deliberation Improve the Legitimacy of Collective Decisions?

Facilitated by Jim Fishkin & Alice Siu


11:10am-11:20am

Break


11:20am-12:10pm

Session III: Stake - How Can Digital Deliberation Contribute to a Sense of Connection and Communal Belonging?

Facilitated by Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou

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12:15pm-1:15pm | Lunch

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1:15pm-4:00pm | Afternoon Sessions: Lessons for Governance of Decentralized Social Networks?


1:15pm-1:35pm

Morning Review

Facilitated by Jeb Bell


1:40pm-2:30pm

Session I: Governance of Online, Decentralized Social Networks

Facilitated by Nathan Schneider


2:35pm-2:50pm

Coffee Break


2:50pm-3:40pm

Session II: A Deliberative Toolkit for Decentralized, Online Social Networks? Facilitated by Jeb Bell


3:45pm-4:00pm

Reflections and Next Steps

Facilitated by Jeb Bell

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