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Viewpoint Learning's work has resulted in numerous project reports on questions of governance, leadership and learning. Below is a sampling of project reports completed in recent years:

Voices for Healthcare Report Medicare: It's not just another program
December 2009
by Isabella Furth, Heidi Gantwerk, Steven A. Rosell
(PDF 1.0 MB)
Voices for Healthcare Report Voices for Healthcare: Engaging the Public to Advance Significant Healthcare Reform
Spring 2009
by Isabella Furth, Heidi Gantwerk, Steven A. Rosell
(PDF 1.4 MB)
Voices for Healthcare Choicebook Summary Report Voices for Healthcare Choicebook Summary: Report on the findings of the VHC online Choicebook
February 2009
by Rob Mariani, Ascentum for Viewpoint Learning
(PDF 938 K)
Voices for Healthcare Dialogue Summary Report Voices for Healthcare Dialogue Summary: Report on the findings of the VHC online small group dialogue
February 2009
by Rob Mariani and Bryan Myles, Ascentum for Viewpoint Learning
(PDF 491 K)
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Beyond Wishful Thinking: Californians Deliberate State Budget Reform
October 2008
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth and Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 776 K) 

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Moving along the Learning Curve: From Values to Public Judgment - Citizen Dialogues on K-12 Education Reform
September 2008
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth and Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 981 K) 

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Changing Expectations: Americans deliberate our nation’s finances and future
September 2008
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth and Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 691 K) 

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The Future of Non-Profit Health Care: Engaging Leaders in Minnesota, New York and Texas
January 2008
by Steven A. Rosell and Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 275 K) 

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Americans Deliberate Our Nation's Finances and Future: It's not about taxes – It's about trust
Regional Report: Tennessee

Fall 2007
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth, Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 438 K) 

San Diego Understanding Public Judgment on Science-Intensive Issues: San Diego Dialogues on Community Water Fluoridation
Oct. 2007
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth
(PDF, 1.3 Mb.) 

Viewpoint Learning Americans Deliberate Our Nation's Finances and Future: It's not about taxes – It's about trust
Dec. 2006
by Steven A. Rosell, Isabella Furth, Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 807 K) 
This ChoiceDialogue report shows that given an opportunity to work through the issues, Americans find a surprising amount of common ground. They were willing to support changes that require sacrifice, including program cuts and tax increases, but only if they could be assured that their tax money was being well spent and for the purposes intended. More information is available at www.publicagenda.org.
california Health Coverage for All Californians: Catching up with the Public
May 2006
by Isabella Furth, Heidi Gantwerk and Steven A. Rosell
(PDF, 540 K)
A report on dialogues with the public and with business and civic leaders
British Columbia Listening to the Public: Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Sustainability
March 2006
by Steven A. Rosell and Isabella Furth
(PDF, 591 K)
A report on a project on environmental sustainability in British Columbia that used ChoiceDialogues to engage citizens in working through their views on complex, gridlock issues.
arizona Health Care Coverage for All Arizonans
March 2006
by Heidi Gantwerk and Isabella Furth
(PDF, 757 K)
A report to St. Luke’s Health Initiatives with findings from a series of dialogues with Arizona citizens and stakeholders about how to create a statewide universal healthcare system
Morgan Hill Community Conversation About How to Solve the City of Morgan Hill, Calif.'s Budget Deficit
Jan.-April 2006
Viewpoint Learning designed a Meeting in a Box process for the Northern California city of Morgan Hill. The city is facing a serious structural deficit and asked Viewpoint Learning to help them create a process that would engage a wide range of residents and stakeholders in the search for solutions that are in keeping with residents' core values.
san diego airport Fly Into the Future: Online Dialogues on the Future of San Diego's Airport
August 2005
by Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 354 K)
A report to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority on a two-week Online Dialogue in which more than 700 San Diego County residents considered a set of choices for the future of air travel in San Diego County
california Listening to the Californians: Bridging the Disconnect sphereFull Report (PDF, 2.9 Mb)
sphereExecutive Summary (PDF, 400 K)
January 2005
by Steven Rosell, Heidi Gantwerk, and Isabella Furth
A report to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and
The James Irvine Foundation on dialogues with Californians and key stakeholders about what citizens expect from their state government, what they are willing to pay for, and under what conditions
san mateo The Future of Housing in San Mateo: Citizen and Stakeholder Dialogues
October 2004
by Heidi Gantwerk
(PDF, 248 K)
A report on a series of citizen and stakeholder dialogues examining a range of possible approaches to the housing crisis
san diego airport The Future of the San Diego Region's Airport: ChoiceDialogues with County Residents
August 2004
Prepared with Ricondo & Associates, Inc. Strategic Communications
(PDF, 1.8 Mb)
Final report prepared for the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority with results and analysis of a series of dialogues with San Diego residents about the future of air travel in San Diego and what that means for San Diego's airport
Robert Wood Johnson Citizen Dialogues on Covering the Uninsured
July 2004
(PDF, 280 K)
A report to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation with findings from a pilot project in which a diverse group of citizens from around the United States worked through the pros and cons of a range of values-based approaches to covering the uninsured
Viewpoint Learning Making Trust a Competitive Asset: Breaking Out of Narrow Frameworks
May 15-17, 2003
by Steven Rosell and Daniel Yankelovich
(PDF, 79 K)
A report of the Special Meeting of Senior Executives on The Deeper Crisis of Trust
Arizona Citizen Dialogues on the Coming of Age in Arizona
April 2003
(PDF, 174 K)
A report on the results of a series of ChoiceDialogues on how Arizona should cope with a coming “elder boom” that promises to strain the state's capacity to care for its older residents.
Canada Citizens' Dialogue on Canada's Future: A 21st Century Social Contract
April 2003
by Mary Pat MacKinnon, Judith Maxwell, Steven Rosell and Nandini Saxena
Executive Summary (PDF, 311 K)
A report on 10 day-long dialogue sessions that resulted in the creation of a vision for Canada 10 years ahead and a new unwritten social contract to shape Canada’s future.
Canada Report on Citizens’ Dialogue on the Future of Health Care in Canada
June 2002
by Steven Rosell and Daniel Yankelovich and others
(PDF, 1.7 Mb)
Prepared for the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada