Taking a step back from the hot stories of what just happened
I sometimes philosophically joke that the ultimate truth in the universe – the most important thing to know in all circumstances – …
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 …
Crisis invites us, then pushes us
Here’s a short evolutionary systemic look at where we find ourselves and why it is important to make a shift outside of …
Meeting the crying need with eyes wide-open
Amidst the informative, fearsome, inspiring upheaval of voices and energies we’ve witnessed and/or been part of this last week, I offer here …
Seeing Together (CO-VID)
The apocalyptic COVID-19 can be taken as an invitation to see together into deeper truths about ourselves and life that the pandemic …
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 …
The weirding of political parties calls up visions of inclusiveness
I collected up some articles that make fascinating sense of what is happening in political parties – and in ourselves as we …
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 …
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 …
The Unholy Majority – a still-timely poem
Recently I received a request to reprint a poem I wrote 17 years ago. As I read it today, I am struck …