In August 2011, the book 'The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics: Redefining Ethics for the Twenty-First-Century Museum' was released with a chapter called "An experimental approach to strengthen the role of science centers in the governance of science" written by Andrea Bandelli and Elly A Konijn.

They used the example of "Decide" as a tool to demonstrate the social responsibility of museums and their potential to facilitate the political engagement of citizens.

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About PlayDecide

"PlayDecide" was originally created as part of the EU-funded project "Decide" (2004-2007) and coordinated by Ecsite. This game took inspiration from a card game called "Democs", developed by the New Economics Foundation between 2001 and 2003.

It enables players to get familiar with a question, see it from different perspectives and form or clarify their own opinion by encouraging simple, respectful & fact‑based group discussion.

In 2018 Ecsite decided to give the ageing platform a makeover and funded its redevelopment. New features include an online step by step tool for facilitators, helping them guide players before, during and after the game.