Beginner’s Guide
If you are new to dialogue & deliberation, new to the NCDD website, or new to the breadth of dialogue & deliberation (“D&D”) approaches out there, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the following resources.
For Starters…
- What are Dialogue & Deliberation? – includes how D&D are really being used, and an outline of what a typical D&D program looks like)
- Quick Reference Glossary – over 100 terms defined to help you make sense of it all
- Running a D&D Program – includes the steps involved and links to the very best how-to tools to help get you started
- Why do D&D Matter? – leading organizations’ arguments for dialogue and deliberation
- What is Dialogue? – top leaders’ definitions of dialogue
- What is Deliberation? – top leaders’ definitions of deliberation
- D&D Quotes – a compendium of quotable quotes on D&D, communication, democracy, etc.