In principle, when I talk in front of a group, even if my words are directed to an individual, I am sending multiple messages. Leaders, politicians especially, are acutely aware of who they are speaking in front of and often deliver messages designed to impact multiple groups and influence multiple issues. When I look towardRead… Read more »
NCDD Board member, John Backman, recently contributed a piece to the Public Conversations Project’s blog entitled Drawing Up the Guest List: Christians in Dialogue on LGBTQ Issues. In it he shares some of the ideas explored at the recent Oriented to Love: Sexual Diversity in the Body of Christ event and offers some thoughtful questions…Read… Read more »
We just added a new set of trainings to our ever-growing list of great discounts for NCDD members who opt to pay dues. The League of Extraordinary Trainers — eight highly seasoned practitioners and trainers who are now working together to offer the IAP2 certificate course and other trainings — are reaching out to NCDDersRead… Read more »
NCDD member and Wisdom Council guru, Jim Rough, recently touched base with us to share news of an exciting event taking place in Batchuns, Austria February 23-35, 2012 in association with the Office of Future Related Issues there. Surfing Democracy: Dynamic Facilitation and Wisdom Council Practitioners Network Conference is bringing together alumni of Dynamic FacilitatorRead… Read more »
MSNBC.com recently assembled a collection of Tea Party and Occupy activists to talk about each group’s similarities, differences and their views about the state of the American government and how their movements are impacting civil discourse. If you’re familiar with the groups, the following discussion won’t be groundbreaking, but it’s an interesting snapshot of eachRead… Read more »
MSNBC.com recently assembled a collection of Tea Party and Occupy activists to talk about each group’s similarities, differences and their views about the state of the American government and how their movements are impacting civil discourse. If you’re familiar with the groups, the following discussion won’t be groundbreaking, but it’s an interesting snapshot of eachRead… Read more »
In principle, coalitions are held together by belief in a common cause. Membership is often flexible and responsive to coalition positions. The strongest coalitions are unanimous in every vote; each member fully supportive of every position. Sometimes a member may stand in the way of the coalition’s desires; called a veto, which is fine onceRead… Read more »
GoodNeighbors.net is a web-based database free for anyone to use to pool and publish alphabetized lists of resources and track frequency, levels and types of engagement at the grassroots. It was developed as an on-line Open Space architecture where individuals and groups function as a whole integrated system at all levels of community. Enter NCDDRead… Read more »
Dimitar Tchurovsky is the author of the 2011 book “Collaborative Democracy: Transition from Money-Driven to Knowledge-Based Society.” Currently living in London, Bulgarian-born Tchurovskyhas offered to send his book in PDF format “free of charge to NCDD members in return of direct feedback, critique, or any questions may have but remained unanswered.” Tchurovsky has a DegreeRead… Read more »
Check out the new DemocracyU website at www.civicyouth.org/democracyu/, the internet home to the American Commonwealth Partnership. The website highlights the inspiring work that engaged students are achieving at universities, colleges and communities across the country. The site will include students’ personal stories of off-campus activities as well as discussion and debate on the evolving roleRead… Read more »