Category How It Works

Facilitators and Moderators

Most participation on VPTT is exactly what it sounds like — reading, weighing in, contributing what you know to a discussion. But every issue also needs a small number of people willing to take on more responsibility for it. Those…

Who Can Participate

Anyone with a cell phone and an internet connection can take part in VPTT. That’s the whole barrier to entry, and it’s intentional. The Barriers Are Convenience, Not Interest Most people who don’t get involved in civic life aren’t uninvolved…

From Deliberation to Accountability

A good idea that goes nowhere isn’t worth much. VPTT is built to carry an idea all the way through — from a first conversation to a real, tracked result. That’s a longer path than most platforms attempt, and it’s…

Objective, Not Neutral: Our Evidence Standard

There’s a difference between being neutral and being objective, and it matters more than it might first seem. Neutral means treating every position as equally weighted, regardless of what the evidence actually shows. Objective means following the evidence wherever it…