The document discusses democratic evolution through access, participation, and collaboration. It notes that democratic evolution begins and ends with access, as people need access to information and decision-makers, and decision-makers need access to the ideas of people. Meaningful participation provides choice. However, the document states that leaping from participatory government to collaborative governance is complex and presents challenges around balancing openness with privacy and security, encouraging participation at different expertise levels, using new technologies, managing large amounts of qualitative data, and collecting actionable input.