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change.gov - 12/2/2008

Join the Discussion: Former Sen. Daschle responds on health care

— change.gov — More than 3,500 reader comments later, we’re excited to report on the success of our recent community... discussion on health care, the first open conversation of its kind on Change.gov. Members of our Health care Transition team, including ... (more) Join the Discussion: Former Sen. Daschle responds on ...

Tom Daschle

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youtube.com - 12/2/2008

Join the Discussion: Health Care (video)

— youtube.com — We invited you to join the discussion on health care, and thousands of you did. Now, the... Health Policy Team's Tom Daschle and Lauren Aronson respond. For mor... (more) Join the Discussion: Health Care (video)

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Tom Daschle

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change.gov - 11/26/2008

Join the Discussion: What worries you most about the healthcare system in our country?

— change.gov — What worries you most about the healthcare system in our country?... (more) Join the Discussion: What worries you most about the ...

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Healthcare System

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Change.gov Starts to Go Interactive, Intensively
techPresident — ... A few hours ago, the Change.gov blog led with a post called "Join the Discussion" and pointed readers to a video from two members of the health care transition team. The first topic for discussion, "What worries you most about the healthcare system in our country?" isn't really one that leads to choosing priorities, but there's nothing inherently wrong with using a general question like that one as a conversation-starter. ...

Change.gov a Wiki Wannabe
techPresident — The Obama folks have launched a discussion on health care policy on their Change.gov site reports Nancy Scola. Launched yesterday, the health care area has become a "live" forum of conversation hosted by two members of the transition team, Dr. Dora Hughes and Lauren Aronson. This certainly strikes me as more transparent and constructive than the black hole of resumes with which the site started. In particular, I like the opening statement on the page, "Our policy teams will be sharing new developments with you, the American people, and asking for feedback. It's ...

The Change.gov Wiki that Wasn't
techPresident — Working Wikily, a paper and idea crafted by The Monitor Institute and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (although originally coined by Lucy Bernholz), describes a collaborative way of working that is inclusive and transparent. The Obama administration is putting these ideas to work using wikis and public policy on their Change.gov site reports Nancy Scola. Launched yesterday, the health care discussion with two members of the transition team, Dr. Dora Hughes and Lauren Aronson, on a wiki on Change.gov. This certainly strikes me as more ...

New Director of Citizen Participation Brings Google-ology to 1600 Penn
techPresident — ... , and Join the Discussion fueled hopes that we were in for new kind of presidency: one eager to engage in a constant and vibrant two-way conversation with the country. (To be fair, Change.gov didn't launch with those wizbang features either. And it was operating under far fewer strictures and far less pressure than the new White House site.) ...