Intrinsic Participation and the Great Co-Creative Dance
In this essay I expand on the idea of “intrinsic participation”, a concept I introduced in “Creative Participation of the Whole – …
Universal Intelligence
There is something about the universe — an elegant order in the way everything fits and unfolds, an inexplicable beauty in its …
Thoughts on strategic thinking in our current crisis
There is much debate in my circles about how to respond to the the current crisis in democracy and our social fabric. …
News on my 2020 work and a request for support
I share below some of what I’ve been up to, especially new inquiries arising around my wise democracy vision, including the nature …
The butterfly of citizen deliberative democracy is emerging around the world…
Powerful elite think tanks and mainstream media are beginning to favorably notice citizen deliberative initiatives that continue to rapidly emerge and evolve …
“Participatory Knowing” and “Co-Sensing”
We know things with each other and the world – always. We can know more about what’s going on by consciously, intentionally …
Democracy of Citizens, Democracy of Stakeholders
Some people think that democratic decisions should be made by everyone in the community or country – or their representatives. Others think …
Six Sources of Governance
Governance actually involves more than governMENT. Here we explore six approaches to getting things done together as whole communities and societies: Shared …
In a wise democracy, who are “stakeholders” and what is their role?
Stakeholders are citizens involved with a specific issue or domain, whose activities actually constitute that issue or domain. Thus the stakeholders of …
Scaling up powerful conversations: Examples, methods, and approaches (Collective Coherence Part Four)
In the first two posts in this “Finding Our Way Together/Collective Coherence” series, I explored innovations in voting and in conversations that …