Starting Off Right
Using Open Space Technology to Enable Citizens to Set the Agenda for State Disability Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12364902 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Lightfoot (0000-0002-0861-1047, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Vicki C Pappas (Indiana University), Jeffrey Chait (Indiana University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-16 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Disability Policy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1044-2073 • E-ISSN: 1538-4802 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10442073030140010201 |
| OpenAlex | W2007323379 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article presents a case study of how a state disability agency, committed to consumer participation in policy making, adapted a meeting strategy called Open Space Technology (OST) for use in policy making. The authors first describe how OST was adapted and used to allow for front-end citizen participation at town meetings. They then present the results of a document analysis to show the effectiveness of the technique: There was a great range of citizen input; the input was reflected in the state plan, and nearly 90% of the plan reflected the issues generated at the town meetings. The authors argue that OST is a promising technique for more effective involvement of citizens in the public policy process
Agency (philosophy · Geography · Plan (archaeology · Political science · Process (computing · Public policy · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · Law · Public Administration · Urban Planning and Governance
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |