Ann Linnea

Why they matter for gatherings

Ann Linnea is an author and founder in the civic and deliberation practitioners field. She writes books and leads The Circle Way, a practice focused on circle-based dialogue methods.

Facilitators and event designers should know her work for its emphasis on inclusive, deliberative dialogue through structured circle practices. Her methods offer tools for creating spaces where diverse groups can engage in meaningful civic conversations.

Her named method includes The Circle Way, which uses circle practices like Council and deliberation to foster collective problem-solving.

Here is where those methods trace back to.

Where the methods came from

A qualitative sketch, not a dated history: where the practice started, what it produced, and where it stands today.

Those roots feed the methods below.

The methods, ready to run

Named methods, and the exercises in our library that put them to work.

And here is where you can watch them run.

Where you can see them practiced

Gold-set agendas that visibly put these methods to work.

How Public Sector / Policy / Civic gatherings score

Authority profile

Six pillars, each scored 0 to 100 from published work and independent verification. A research signal, not an endorsement.

Evidence and receipts

Grounded in: people_merged, console_people, people_verification.

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