Nov 27, 2018 | Citizens' juries, Community Engagement, Deliberative, Local government, People, place & governance, Sustainability
The only way? A must for trust in government? Yes says this post, of deliberative style public decision-making. Deliberative citizens’ juries, forums, assemblies and panels are now commonplace. In fact I know two people who have been recruited on to juries in two...
May 24, 2018 | Citizens' juries, Local government, People, place & governance, Planning, Stakeholder engagement, Sustainability
I’ve been a facilitator for many citizens’ juries and helped out at a few. Often I take 20 or 30 photos at each one. Lately I’ve realised that the same three photos tell the story of every jury I’ve been part of. It doesn’t matter that...
Sep 12, 2017 | Community Engagement, Handmade books, Local government
Why decide on engaging children? Many assets from buildings and parks to water are of special value to them. They make us sit up. Their perspectives on relevant strategies and services are outside an adult’s way of thinking. Children are a vulnerable group in crowded...
Jul 21, 2016 | Citizens' juries, Deliberative, Local government, People, place & governance
A great night at Victorian Facilitators’ Network (VFN) this week, exploring deliberative democracy. VFN is fertile soil for us Victorian facilitators with seeds sown, watered and nurtured month by month. There is no membership, just a place for everyone. VFN is a...
Dec 22, 2015 | Citizens' juries, Collaborating, Community Engagement, Local government, Participatory budgeting, People, place & governance, Planning, Rate capping
Christmas 2015. Presents piling up under people’s desks at work after lunch-time shopping. No doubt some won’t quite hit the mark. But it’s the thought that counts. When government spending doesn’t hit the mark it’s different. If I said...
Sep 21, 2015 | Advisory committee, Citizen committees, Community Governance, Local government, People, place & governance, Planning, Terms of reference
When you’re a council searching for a workable, enduring approach to place-based governance, it’s too easy to find yourself back where you started. In research on community governance I learned there’s no one way, no right way. Every place expresses itself...
