Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger said: "The digital world has become an increasingly vital democratic tool and forum for debate, and it's imperative that politicians understand and embrace the opportunities afforded to them by it".
"We really see our plants as a tool for changing that debate.
On issues as diverse as marriage equality and IVF, euthanasia and the treatment of refugees, articles of faith have been both an anchor point and an organising tool for contentious political debates.
Finally, the perspective-based approach threatens to just change the subject or at least to mire the application of the distinction down in so much controversy as to make it useless as a tool for framing the debates which it seems so naturally suited to frame.
"The game is a tool to debate," said director David Dufresne.
The authors examine the potential of Twitter as a tool for monitoring an ongoing debate on the "quantified self" phenomena, but also tests Twitter's aptitude as a tool for engagement in a foresight exercise.
The many methodological and conceptual tools necessary are still matter for debate.
For this group, Sidewire provides a promotional tool, as well as a restricted space for debate.
To the optimists, it's an unprecedented and wonderful tool for creativity, a wellspring of debate and individuality.
One such area is argumentation theory, where games form a tool for analysing the structure of debates.
In making the announcement Mr. Wylie opened a new front, and a possible negotiating tool, in a debate over e-book rights for what are called backlist titles.
