LiquidFeedback helps groups (such as societies or organizations, political or not) make decisions in an inclusive way, without the limitations of traditional governance methods.

It also differs from a general Internet forum by providing a proposition development process that integrates deliberation and voting.

[2] It aims to create an accurate representation of the opinions of the members of the group, without them being distorted by social hierarchies and knowledge differences.

Since not everyone is equally invested in all issues, you basically participate in what you are interested in, but for other areas you give your vote to someone acting on your behalf.

This helps to produce results that reflect the mood of the majority, even if they can't find the time to participate in person, thus avoiding problems that regularly arise with grassroots democracy.

[5][6] In addition to the standard bottom-up (member- or citizen-initiated) process, LiquidFeedback offers a "polling mode" that allows public administrations to consult constituents on proposed actions.

The software is designed to enable democratic self-organization of defined medium to large groups, such as associations and political parties.

The results can be used for information, suggestion, directive, or as binding decisions depending on the organizational needs and the national legislation.

"When you give members of an organization more direct influence, some critical questions arise: Does everyone want to be involved in every issue?

In addition, liquid democracy supports the self organization of all factions and subgroups, whether defined by gender, ethnic identity, or even values.

These characteristics lead to the fact that the delegation behavior of the participants and thus the (often topic specific) power structures, are subject to learning effects.

Preference aggregation algorithms ensure that minority positions get a fair share of attention based on the number of participants who support them.

LiquidFeedback successfully determines what voters want by using the "Schulze mathematical method", which takes into account how people perceive a situation rather than a simple yes or no.

Utilizing the Schulze Method enables individuals to express their genuine preferences without the need to evaluate which alternative has the best chances of winning.

Interaktive Demokratie aims to conduct research and facilitate scientific collaboration in the realm of digital democracy.

The Public Software Group remains the publisher of LiquidFeedback, while commercial services associated with the platform are offered by a for profit company.

In 2014, the Pirate Party Germany Berlin revised its bylaws: a "Permanent General Assembly" held using LiquidFeedback was granted organizational status to adopt enforceable resolutions.

The software has been successfully used for the preparation of several national conventions by the Pirate Parties of Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and Brazil.

EU-funded projects have also used LiquidFeedback for participatory actions in Athens, London, Paris, Turin, and San Donà di Piave in Metropolitan Venice.

The implementation of LiquidFeedback led to heated discussion among the members of the German Pirate Party: Defenders of data protection criticized the software's ability to match each statement and vote to its individual author, although that was the intention.

If someone were to give their vote to another user not because they think that they are more knowledgeable on a subject but because they received some sort of benefit, the election would lose purity.

Normal elections allow citizens to keep their political preferences private whereas LiquidFeedback demonstrates transparency when it comes to this in order to make sure users are who they say they are.