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Deliberative opinion poll
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<p>A deliberative opinion poll, sometimes called a deliberative poll, is a form of <a href="/facts/Opinion_poll/59PEtq3t">opinion poll</a> taken before and after significant <a href="/facts/Deliberation/jQzec8Da">deliberation</a>. Professor <a href="/facts/James_S._Fishkin/rFfEyoTt">James S. Fishkin</a> of <a href="/facts/Stanford_University/JEQeF9z2">Stanford University</a> first described the concept in 1988. The typical deliberative opinion poll takes a <a href="/facts/Simple_random_sample/vDnCHnNx">random</a>, representative sample of citizens and engages them in deliberation on current issues or proposed policy changes through small-group discussions and conversations with competing experts to create more informed and reflective public opinion. Deliberative polls have been run around the world, including recent experiments to conduct discussions virtually in the United States, Hong Kong, Chile, Canada and Japan. </p>