A deliberatorium or collaboratorium is a form of online collaborative
argument mapping
An argument map or argument diagram is a visual representation of the structure of an argument. An argument map typically includes the key components of the argument, traditionally called the '' conclusion'' and the ''premises'', also called ''co ...
. It was first deployed as the
MIT Collaboratorium, and directed at the question of
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
.
History
In December 2008, Center for Collective Intelligence at the
MIT Mark Klein tested a prototype of the collaboratorium at the
University of Naples featuring a 200 student debate on biofuels.
Features
Deliberatoriums work by deploying a website which allows the public to post the latest scientific results about climate change. Once done, people can debate how to get rid of carbon emissions which is how politicians get feedback on public opinion.
The site operates similar to
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and using a wiki-based editing system. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read refer ...
for authoritative reports but with a more structured, organized debate featuring an argument tree. These reports for the site come from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is an intergovernmental body of the United Nations. Its job is to advance scientific knowledge about climate change caused by human activities. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) a ...
(IPCC).
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Collaborative software
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