Debategraph Explained

For argument mapping, a Debategraph is a web-based, collaborative idea visualization tool, focusing on online deliberation about complex public policy issues.

It has been used by the White House,^[1] the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office,^[2] the Amanpour series on CNN,^[3] and The Independent newspaper^[4] and was named as one of the Best Websites for Teaching and Learning by the American Association of School Librarians in 2010.^[5]

Debategraph is a social venture. Content posted on Debategraph is licensed under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.^[6]

History

Debategraph was co-founded in March 2008 by the former Australian Minister for Higher Education Peter Baldwin and David Price.

See also

• Wicked problem

External links

• The Debategraph application
• Official blog and information

Notes and References

1. Web site: Open Government Brainstorm: Collaboration in Action . June 5, 2009 . July 31, 2012 . . . Noveck, Beth.
2. Web site: Nuclear debategraph . Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Debategraph . May 2010 . July 31, 2012.
3. Web site: Amanpour CNN . CNN/Debategraph . 30 April 2010 . July 31, 2012.
4. News: Price . David . Mapping the path to peace in the Middle East . The Independent . 5 February 2009 . 7 October 2017.
5. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsitestop25.cfm American Association of School Librarians - Best Websites for Teaching and Learning 2010
6. Web site: From Debatemapper to the Debategraph... . 10 March 2008 . 7 October 2017. Also posted here.