Discover the NCDD Resource Center: Your Hub for Dialogue & Deliberation Tools

The NCDD Resource Center is your all-in-one destination for exploring a wealth of tools, guides, and frameworks designed to support meaningful dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement. Whether you’re new to the field or an experienced practitioner, you’ll find resources like the Beginner’s Guide, Engagement Streams Framework, and over 40 assessment tools to help you plan, facilitate, and evaluate conversations that bring people together around complex issues. Organized by practical categories—from participatory practices to big-picture theories—the Resource Center also connects you with a community of leaders and offers opportunities for ongoing learning and collaboration. By tapping into these curated resources, you’re helping build a stronger culture of democratic dialogue and informed engagement. Read more in the blog post below.

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​At the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD), we know that meaningful conversations and effective engagement don’t happen by accident — they’re built on solid knowledge, thoughtful planning, and proven tools. That’s why we invite you to explore the NCDD Resource Center — your one-stop hub for resources on dialogue, deliberation, and public engagement.

Whether you’re just beginning your journey into this field or you’re a seasoned practitioner looking to deepen your work, the Resource Center is designed to help you find what you need quickly and easily.

New to Dialogue & Deliberation? Start Here.

Our Beginner’s Guide is the perfect starting point for anyone unfamiliar with dialogue & deliberation (D&D). This guide introduces you to the foundations of this work and points you to key resources, including:

• NCDD’s Resource Guide on Public Engagement — a must-have primer for understanding how to bring people together to address complex issues.
• Engagement Streams Framework — a unique tool we developed to help you navigate the diverse methods and approaches within the field.
• Quick Reference Glossary — over 100 terms clearly defined to help you make sense of the language and ideas you’ll encounter.
• What is Dialogue? and What is Deliberation? — essential explanations for grasping the basics.

Find Exactly What You Need

We know that different practitioners have different needs, so we’ve organized our Resource Center by clear, practical categories. Some of the most popular include:

• Participatory Practices: Dive into tools and methods that enable meaningful public participation.
  
• Big Picture Tools: Understand the wider context of the D&D field, from theoretical frameworks to emerging trends.
  
• Assessment Tools: Choose from more than 40 tools to help you measure and evaluate your engagement efforts.
  

Beyond these, you’ll find books, articles, reports, interviews, tech tools for engagement, and much more — all curated or developed by NCDD’s dedicated network of leaders and practitioners.

Connect and Grow

The Resource Center is just one way we strengthen our community of dialogue and deliberation leaders. We encourage you to join NCDD, sign up for email updates, and explore our Members Map to connect with others doing similar work.

When you use these resources, you’re not just learning — you’re helping grow a culture of dialogue and deliberation that our communities, and our democracy, need now more than ever.
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👉 Ready to explore? Browse the Resource Center now