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The following post first appeared under a different title on the Democracy Rising blog hosted by Resilience.org. We live in an increasingly polarized and partisan world. As you work to create deliberative dialogues, you will face many challenges. This post looks at two of those: getting people to show up, and ensuring that participation is
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The following post first appeared under a different title on the Democracy Rising blog hosted by Resilience.org. You can’t switch on your light if you don’t plug it in. Energy flows through networked systems, and if you aren’t connected you are limited in what you can do. Even if you are connected, a break or
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The following post first appeared on the Democracy Rising blog hosted by Resilience.org. “Less talk, more action!” This is a complaint I often hear from citizens. Yet talk is action, if it is the right kind of talk. The right kind of talk involves the actions of careful listening, thoughtful reflection, and non-argumentative sharing of
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The following post first appeared under a different title on the Democracy Rising blog hosted by Resilience.org. Bloom where you are planted.[i] As explained in our last post, the deliberations of citizens are a kind of “ecological filter” that when applied at any level can improve our democracy. Simply beginning a discussion that moves beyond
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The following post first appeared under the Title “Getting Started with Dialogue & Deliberation” on the Democracy Rising blog hosted by Resilience.org. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”[1] Many citizens today doubt their ability to make a difference, and
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