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 …
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 …
Introduction to Participatory Sustainability – Part 1
Very few people have read my compact book PARTICIPATORY SUSTAINABILITY. Recently, on re-reading it, I was surprised to find it contains a …
A wide-ranging interview with me, for your enjoyment
A couple of months ago I was in San Francisco and did a podcast conversation with Duncan Autrey, a fascinating conflict transformation …
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 …
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 …
Report from 2047: Life in a wise democracy
What would life in the public realm be like in a wise democracy? Let’s indulge our imaginations for a moment…. I asked …
Deep Democracy and Community Wisdom
A community has more potential capacity to generate wisdom than any individual. But that potential can only be realized to the extent …
A reflective note for this Friday and next Tuesday
Who are we in this strange time? What are we doing here? The news is incessant. In the face of so much …