Jul 22, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Community Engagement, Deliberative, Participatory budgeting
When it comes to familiarising with the nuts and bolts of participatory budgeting, you’ve got your work cut out. First step web search. Lots on the reasons why you’d do participatory budgeting. It’s a great way to ….. But where’s the practical info? Is...
Jul 7, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Deliberative, Local government, Participatory budgeting, Planning
How many times have you heard this old maxim? They don’t know what local government does. A maxim does express a general truth, but the good news is you can disrupt the general truth from time to time, to make the most of great opportunities. Disruptive...
Jun 23, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Deliberative, Local government, Participatory budgeting, Planning
You want to be sure it’s the right decision to run a participatory budgeting jury. It’s a big thing. You want the stars to be aligned, in all the constellations: the senior executive team, the councillors and managers. They may be champions of the approach...
Apr 23, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Community Governance, Deliberative
The US Deliberative Democracy Consortium … Recently published an article on an issue close to my heart, deliberative publicity. Say a Council has a wonderful deliberative event – it could be the Darebin Participatory Budgeting Jury for example. It makes...
Mar 17, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Health, Translating the scientific stuff
If you lost the wealth of your brain’s services to you … God forbid! as my friend Judy would say, with a tone of voice and look that will dispel dire misfortune now and forever. … If you or your sister or your partner or child lost some of their...
Nov 28, 2014 | Citizens' juries, Collaborating, People, place & governance
‘I come from a place there wasn’t any democracy. This is a really big influence for me. I also feel strongly that democracy is more than just turning up to vote.’ Gail Fairlamb is Director of Participation and Partnerships in South Australia’s...
