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Jason has been consulting on systems for participatory democracy since 1999. His research originated in the academic study of media and public discourse technology and has evolved to focus on practical decision-making methods for large co-operative organizations and effective collaborative governance. Jason is best known for inventing the Advanced Dotmocracy process and providing easy to use and affordable web solutions for large co-operatives and non-government organizations. He often presents at conferences and conducts technical and dotmocracy facilitation training workshops. Recent Workshops & Presentations 2006 National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (San Francisco, USA) Presented Dotmocracy process as part of the facilitation techniques showcase. 2005 Building Strong Communities Conference (Toronto, Canada) Participated in a panel on participatory democracy techniques. 2005 World Social Forum (Caracas, Venezuela) Jason was invited and hosted by the Venezuelan Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual (SAPI) to give a workshop in open source software development and to demonstrate his Dotmocracy process. Recent Clients Centre for Social Innovation (2006) Dotmocracy facilitation training workshop. Voluntary Service Overseas - Canadian partner (2006) Technical consulted on migration of web sites. Ontario Council for International Cooperation (2006) Facilitated a 2.5 hour group decision-making process as part of their annual Youth Symposium. Canadian Co-operative Association (2005/06) Planned and implemented the redevelopment of CoopZone.coop. Social Innovation Canada (2004/06) Designed and implemented online group decision-making tool set and web site. Toronto General Hospital (2005/06) Consulting on public engagement system selection and implementation for the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation. Ashoka: Innovators for the Public (2005/06) Selected and oversaw the implementation of a multi-site custom Drupal development and content management framework for Ashoka.org sites. Sierra Club of Canada (2003/06) Web development, consultation and training for various Sierra Club of Canada web services, including mailing lists, extranet and content management system. City of Toronto (2005) Facilitated Advanced Dotmocracy community decision-making process for City of Toronto meeting concerning Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market. The Ontario Network of Employment Skills Training Projects (ONESTEP) (2005) Provided strategic direction for web services. Green Party of Canada (2003/05) Developed the "Living Platform" system for the Green Party of Canada's collaborative policy development in 2005. VoluntaryGateway (2003) Conducted two day training course for 17 different NGO leaders using four different web systems for voluntarygateway.ca Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE) (2002-2006) Designed and developed a shared content management for Healthy Environment For Kids . ca Read quotations from clients Education Masters in Design for Interaction (2002) The School of Communication and Creative Industries at University of Westminster (London, UK) Honors BA in Radio and Television Arts (2001) Ryerson Polytechnic University (Toronto, Canada) Masters in Multimedia - one semester, exchange program (2000) Karlstad University (Karlstad, Sweden)

Contact E-mail: jason(at)cooptools.ca Phone: 416-538-co-op (2667) 1-866-519-co-op (2667) Postal address available on request. Jason lives in Toronto, Canada, but is traveling to Cumaná, Venezuela for 2007. Links Dotmocracy - Facilitators resource site. Co-op Tools - List of tools for participatory democracy. Jason's Photos on Flickr - Snap shots from my work and travels. Jason's Videos on YouTube - Short clips from the past and my time in Venezuela. Publications Dotmocracy Handbook An easy to read facilitators guide to the Advanced Dotmocracy process for large group decision-making. August 2006 Consensus Decision-Making Booklet (646 KB PDF) A thorough explanation and collection of suggestions for consensus facilitation. April 2004 Choosing Open Source: A guide for civil society organizations Co-authored with Mark Surman. January 2004 Ideal Public Discourse Technology (912 KB PDF) 130 pages on how to critique and design mass communication technology to support democracy. April 2001