What are deliberative assemblies?

A deliberative assembly is like a group of friends who all get together to decide on a game plan before playing their favorite game.

Imagine you and your friends are going to play soccer, but instead of just picking teams randomly, you all sit down and talk about it. You each say what position you want to play, why you think it’s fair, and maybe even argue a little, but in the end, everyone agrees on who plays where. That group sitting together talking is a deliberative assembly.

In a deliberative assembly, every person has a chance to speak. No one gets to decide by themselves, they all work together to make a good choice.

It's like when your class decides on the theme for the school fair. Everyone gets to share their ideas, and you vote on the best one. That’s how deliberative assemblies help groups make smart decisions, by listening and talking first!