Unify America has begun the first pilot of its community problem-solving model, Sovereign Deliberation. During the pilot, the organization is helping a small, rural community in Colorado build a shared goal and complete a robust solution-finding exercise.
Later this year, citizens’ juries will be selected and made of representative and randomly selected residents who will hear various perspectives and make recommendations on how to solve the problem. The Sovereign Deliberation model seeks to create a scaled up model of lottery selected panels, allowing more residents to participate.