How I stumbled into the visionary beauty of citizen consensus councils
I’ve stumbled on a 23-year-old video where I tell the story of how a vision I loved – about what citizen consensus …
I’ve stumbled on a 23-year-old video where I tell the story of how a vision I loved – about what citizen consensus …
Realism can mean working within existing constraints – or successfully addressing the real issues we face. Unfortunately, trying to be realistic in …
I’ve long advocated the use of multiple processes in public and stakeholder engagements so that synergies among them can be tapped. Recently …
Appreciation is usually thought of in relatively passive, personal terms, as in “art appreciation”. But I’m beginning to think of it in …
It seems that this pandemic has inspired some remarkable poetry. These seven poems have crossed my desk in the last two weeks. …
A couple of months ago I was in San Francisco and did a podcast conversation with Duncan Autrey, a fascinating conflict transformation …
Among the many trends I see in my work on democratic innovation I highlight two here, one in Canada, one in the …
Governance actually involves more than governMENT. Here we explore six approaches to getting things done together as whole communities and societies: Shared …
What would life in the public realm be like in a wise democracy? Let’s indulge our imaginations for a moment…. I asked …
There are dozens of possible responses to the recent events in Charlottesville. Perhaps our greatest opportunity right now is to have truly …