Can problem-solving itself be problematic? (Sense-making, Part 6)
This essay is largely a critique of how we tend to focus on problem-solving to address any undesirable situation. However, as I’ve …
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. …
More juicy Inquiries into sense-making (Sense-making – Part 3)
In the previous two posts in this “sense-making” series (here and here) I shared several earlier articles on this subject that I …
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 …
Pandemic Poetry
It seems that this pandemic has inspired some remarkable poetry. These seven poems have crossed my desk in the last two weeks. …
Introduction to Participatory Sustainability – Part 2
In this post and the previous one , I share the first chapter of my short book PARTICIPATORY SUSTAINABILITY. The book contains …
Can a small citizen deliberation have more impact than a giant one?
Among the many trends I see in my work on democratic innovation I highlight two here, one in Canada, one in the …
A new wise democracy pattern language + March event
In this post I announce and describe a new expanded (96 pattern) version of the wise democracy pattern language (WDPL) and the …
Wise Democracy: A Poem and Two Interviews
In addition to a timely political poem, I want to share two interviews I had recently which overlap a lot but each …
Dialogue Guidelines to Deepen Awareness (Part 3)
This is the third of three posts in which I share some insightful guidelines for expanding individual and group consciousness by highlighting …