Stanford’s Jim Fishkin - the creator of the Deliberative Poll - has recently completed a public engagement process in Michigan. The effort - “Hard Times, Hard Choices” - brought together a representative random sample of Michiganders to discuss and weigh policy solutions to the state’s obvious fiscal crisis.
Sponsored by the Kellogg Foundation, Fishkin’s Deliberative Poll [...]
With the passage of Prop 11 in November 2008, Californians took a historic step towards reforming our state’s governance. Guest blogger, Elaine M. Howle, the California State Auditor penned this piece regarding this statewide civic participation opportunity:
We Californians have a well-deserved reputation for invention and innovation. So it only makes sense that - if any state [...]
An interesting piece on Mashable about ways websites develop and maintain “online communities”. While I find the term, “online communities”, oxymoronic, there are some helpful tips here for cities and municipalities looking to engage their publics online (or offline, for that matter). To wit:
1. “Make it easy to participate”: engagement with the government - especially [...]