Professor Graham Smith is a Professor in Politics at the University of Westminster, London. Graham has a wealth of experience with deliberative democracy.

The COVID-19 pandemic led to some swift re-design among those who facilitate face-to-face public deliberations. In this episode, Graham Smith raises many interesting questions and offers some warnings as well. But, importantly, the conversation ends with a level of excitement about the potential for deliberative designers to radically improve the practice of public deliberations through online experimentation.

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