We need to be able, within the system, to take a priority that has support and add to it details that that change it into a project that interested parties can make real. Some sort of wiki like editing system would probably be the way to go but we also need to think about the criteria for this change.
Somewhat similar cycle is applied at Plataforma Brasil: "How it works Step 1 - Prioritization: Step 2 - Discussion: Step 3 - Build: https://plataformabrasil.org.br/?/sobre and at ClimateColab:http://climatecolab.org/web/guest/about
We need to be able, within the system, to take a priority that has support and add to it details that that change it into a project that interested parties can make real. Some sort of wiki like editing system would probably be the way to go but we also need to think about the criteria for this change.
Full cycle involves selecting priorities, root cause analysis, stakeholder analysis, finding solutions, implemeting them, and learning from experience. One version of it is described, for example, at: http://www.facilitate.com/technology/docs/FacilitatePro-ProductOverview.pdf As you can see on the FacilitatePro demo site, voting up and down can be used on various stages of this cycle: http://www.facilitate.com/technology/explore-live-software.html
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