June 5, 2008
Posted in Deliberative Dialogue, Publications of Interest, Uncategorized at 8:49 pm by Nancy Kranich
Primer on Public Engagement
The new Public Engagement Primer from Public Agenda is a valuable resource for those trying to better understand what public engagement is all about, and for those trying to explain it.
Public engagement creates conditions for average citizens to effectively get involved in deliberation, dialogue and action on public issues that they care about. In a few short pages, the primer explains how public engagement helps create civic capacity for public problem solving, offers 10 core principles of effective public engagement and enlists a few examples of key practices and strategies.
The primer also describes the power of “Citizen Choicework,” a critical element in many deliberative processes. Some other essentials covered in the primer:
- Authentic public engagement vs. business as usual
- Capacity-building vs. event-oriented approaches to engagement
- Responding thoughtfully and conscientiously to the public’s involvement
- Building long-term capacity
- Strengths and weaknesses of various engagement approaches and strategies
The PDF is available for free download at:
http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pdfs/public_engagement_primer.pdf
More information is available through Public Agenda’s Center for
Advances in Public Engagement at:
http://publicagenda.org/pubengage/pe_cape.cfm
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May 5, 2008
Posted in Conference sessions, Deliberative Dialogue at 11:31 pm by Nancy Kranich
This year’s National Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) is being held in Austin, Texas, October 3-5. This conference is for those dedicated to solving problems through honest talk, quality thinking, and collaborative action. NCDD’s biennial conferences, which are highly participatory, highly innovative and surprisingly affordable, bring together leaders and future leaders in public engagement and conflict resolution to share resources and strategies, build lasting relationships, increase the visibility and effectiveness of their work, tackle challenges facing this emerging field, and initiate collaborative projects.
In Austin, NCDD is offering more ways than ever for conference participants to contribute content, share their work, and make progress on issues they care about. Submit proposals now for:
1. Concurrent Workshops (unique, engaging sessions that highlight the best the dialogue and deliberation community has to offer)
2. Innovations (innovative projects/strategies that address some of the biggest challenges and issues we face in the field; we’ll match you up with other innovators with similar topics to organize joint collaborative sessions at the conference)
3. Networking Topics and Facilitators (topics you’re really into, so you can meet others who share your same interests during a fun, structured networking session) More details about these 3 opportunities, and the forms for submitting proposals and ideas are at www.thataway.org/events/?page_id=119
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April 18, 2008
Posted in Deliberative Dialogue at 11:37 am by Nancy Kranich
Paying for Health Care–National Issues Forum Issue Advisory
Excellent Care But Rising Costs: Is There a Better Balance?
A new issue book in the NIF series will be available later this spring for forums on the hard choices in health care. The book will look at some of the major concerns people have when they encounter the increasing costs of drugs, doctor fees, hospital visits, and insurance premiums. It will also look at some of the possible remedies being proposed to combat these costs. The purpose of the book is to stimulate serious public deliberation, not a discussion or debate. So each option for controlling costs will be balanced by an account of unwelcome consequences that might result.Attached is an Issue Advisory from the Kettering Foundation about the framework for this deliberative dialogue. For more information, visit the NIFI website at: www.nifi.org.
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