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Are Disrupted Town Hall Meetings an Evolutionary Opportunity?

Disturbance represents diverse life energies trying to find their placein the next wave of Life.    Dear friends,  We are watching some intense disturbances in the public debate over health care....

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Public Conversation, the News Media, and Us

US media are abuzz with the controversy over health care reform and disruptions of so-called "town hall meetings".  News media could contribute to the health of democracy far more by giving at least...

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Democracy in Crisis: Breakdown and Breakthrough

I'll talk about democracy in a minute.  But first a note about crises and evolution.Evolutionary science tells us that crises and catastrophes are cauldrons of co-creativity, generating new...

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Integral Politics article and journal

The most comprehensive essay I have so far written on the underlying theory of co-intelligent, holistic politics has just been published (two years since I wrote it) in a special edition of Integral...

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Regional events explore Public Engagement

I view the National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD) as one of the most important groups supporting the emergence of democratic participatory wisdom to help societies evolve and thrive...

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The best resources about powerful conversations

A large and growing body of knowledge exists about how to carry on powerful conversations -- methodologies, facilitation know-how, dynamic understandings, and more. This knowledge informs professions...

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The Conversational Commons

The phrase "the commons" refers to domains and resources that belong to or affect the whole of a community. The "conversational commons" then embraces everything that supports or makes possible the...

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Will powerful conversations solve state and local budget crises?

What would happen if professional organizers and facilitators of dialogue and deliberation decisively and publicly demonstrated their capacity to help cities and states solve their biggest problem --...

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Who really represents We the People? How do we find the Public Wisdom we need?

I have recently heard that people in the Coffee Party and the No Labels movement and some other groups seeking to represent "We the People" have recently been wondering how an organization can be...

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Two leading-edge organizations worthy of your support

Summer 2011 Co-Intelligence Institute fundraiser progress report: Funds raised so far: $3240 // Target: $20,000 Percentage of needed funds raised so far: 16.2% People on our mailing list: 2088 // Days...

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The (R)Evolution of Occupy Wall Street's Conversation

The viral story field set free by Occupy Wall Street is morphing and spreading to hundreds of cities. The multifarious conversation of transformation is popping up everywhere like mushrooms in a...

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#Occupy Together - emerging patterns and suggestions

I'm beginning to sense a progression of developments that may productively unfold in, through, and because of the Occupy Together movement. It is still somewhat vague, but something like it is...

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#Occupy the future together

Things are still wildly bubbling in and around the Occupy movement, which is still radically expanding and evolving. Despite many growing pains, the co-creative, committed engagement of the...

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Three new potent Occupy Together resources

Three new exciting resources have just showed up. 1. OccupyCafe.org - a linked phone and online forum space for conversations among everyone "who cares about what is happening on Wall Street and...

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#Occupy Weekly Sparks = We Can Do It All

Much has been said about the Occupy movement's lack of demands and vision. Some say it will have no impact unless it makes demands and organizes to make sure those demands are met. Others respond that...

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#Occupy Listening and Process: Mic Check!

Some people have asked why I am focusing on the Occupy movement. There are so many aspects of transformationally relevant co-intelligencebeing explored in and evoked by this movement, whether or not...

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Exploring #Occupy 2.0 - Part 3 - Initiatives within and inspired by OWS

There is SO much going on in and around the Occupy movement - even in the midst of and aftermath of the many recent evictions - and even as the holiday season gets seriously underway. The diversity of...

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Public issue conversations and the legitimacy of "we the people"

I see several diverse but not necessarily mutually exclusive types of political conversation, and find that differentiating among them helps me think more clearly about this topic: 1. STAKEHOLDERS:...

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Must-read article on approaches to money in politics

The debate over corporate power and money in politics is beginning to generate some significant light - good analysis, integral thinking, creativity - as well as heat - passion, slogans, quick...

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A big breakthrough for all group process folks...

For almost 5 years I've been involved with envisioning and creating a "pattern language" for group process. (A pattern language is a set of design factors to guide people in creating things that are...

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