Planning for stronger local democracy - Minnesota workshop

Planning for Stronger Local Democracy League of Minnesota Cities Brooklyn Center, MN January 27, 2012

The Deliberative Democracy Consortium

Slides available at: www.slideshare.net/mattleighninger Guides: http://bit.ly/rWeHaU http://bit.ly/iwjgqn

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Successful recent public engagement tactics ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successful tactic: Proactive recruitment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successful tactic: Small-group processes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successful tactic: Framing an issue ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successful tactic: Many levels of action

Successful tactic: Online tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Digital divides (plural) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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“ Decatur Next” Decatur, Georgia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Decatur Roundtables” Decatur, Georgia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Community Chat” Southwest Delray Beach, FL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Horizons” Rural communities in seven Northwestern states ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Horizons” Rural communities in seven Northwestern states ,[object Object],[object Object]

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Other research findings about engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Successes, limitations of engagement so far Why do it: Make a decision or plan in a reasonable way Get more people working on the issue Build trust Successes: When done well, meets all three goals above Gives new leaders a chance to step forward Challenges: Takes lots of time (especially recruitment) Hard to sustain (not designed to be sustained) May meet goals of ‘engagers,’ but not ‘engaged’ Doesn’t often change the institutions Trust, relationships fade over time

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Social media is a critical tool for new forms of engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Community engagement planners should consider some key building blocks: :

“ Portsmouth Listens” Portsmouth, NH ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Kuna Alliance for a Cohesive Community Team” Kuna, ID ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Kuna Alliance for a Cohesive Community Team” Kuna, ID ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

“ Democracy needs a place to sit down” Communities need places that are: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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