We have always been strong proponents of participatory democracy, most specifically using the model of citizen assemblies (aka citizen juries, deliberative mini-publics). In this model,…
Jason DicemanApril 17, 2023
Collaborative Decision-Making in the Classroom
How 40 students used Feedback Frames to quickly find agreements on recommended class activities. This fun, hands-on, and equal opportunity method invited all pupils to…
Prioritizing Strategies to Support Homeless Youth
The most rewarding part of distributing Feedback Frames is seeing all the ways they support inspiring organizations that make positive impacts in the world. One…
Jason DicemanOctober 9, 2019
Boyling it Down: Using Feedback Frames to Guage Progress
Feedback Frames are used by facilitators like Bryan Boyle to get honest program evaluations and clear-cut priorities out of strategic planning workshops, collaboratively from both…
Jason DicemanSeptember 17, 2019
Drop-in at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI)
On January 30, 2019, we did a fun little drop-in demonstration at the member driven Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto's Annex neighbourhood. The…
Jason DicemanJanuary 30, 2019
Vélo Canada Bikes sets EPIC Strategic Actions
On November 7, 2018, Vélo Canada Bikes invited leaders in North America’s bicycle advocacy, planning, engineering, and bicycle manufacturing and distribution industry to a day-long series…
Jason DicemanNovember 7, 2018
Fun & Smart Low-tech Survey for Regional Planning Public Consultation
Below is a letter and photos we received from Zach Dripps of the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) - a regional planning organization in…
Jason DicemanOctober 23, 2018
70 Stakeholders Prioritize Government Energy Plan Goals Using Feedback Frames
Voting with tokens in Feedback Frames The Regional Municipality of Durham (Ontario, Canada) carried out 2 large face-to-face workshop sessions using Feedback Frames. The 70…
Jason DicemanApril 17, 2017
Feedback Frames Help Scientists Prioritize Research to Save the Great Lakes
Over 25 professional fresh water geeks created a prioritized consensus list of 40 topics for future research. What a great way to end a…
Jason DicemanJune 10, 2016
Peer Review without Peer Pressure
Mrs. Davidson invited her grade 12 English class to work in pairs to write one-page short stories. A Feedback Frames unit was matched with each…
Jason DicemanJune 6, 2016
The Precise Art of Amateur Scotch Tasting
(These photos show early prototype Feedback Frames from 2016) A bunch of dudes had a scotch tasting party and we used Feedback Frames to record…
Jason DicemanJanuary 30, 2016
Government Executives Give’em a Go!
Directors from an office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario used the Feedback Frames in their executive retreat. With a bit of luck, I got…
Jason DicemanJune 25, 2015
Diceman Family Father’s Day Demo
My first large group demonstration of the working prototype was with my extended family during a big Fathers Day get together in 2015. (Love you…
Jason DicemanJune 20, 2015
