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		<title>The Role of Experts across Two Different Arenas in a Deliberative System</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 14:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 35-page article,&#160;The Role of Experts across Two Different Arenas in a Deliberative System&#160;(2017), was written by Rousiley C. M. Maia, Marcela D. Laranjeira, and Pedro S. Mundim, and&#160;published in the&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 13: Iss. 1. In the article, the authors respond to the call to explore a deliberative systems perspective by looking at how one arena of deliberation affects another; they do this by exploring the role of experts in two distinct arenas of legislative public hearings and the media. Read an [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/12001">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Land of Plenty: How Should We Ensure that People Have the Food They Need? (NIFI Issue Guide)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 25-page issue guide, Land of Plenty: How Should We Ensure that People Have the Food They Need?,&#160;was published June 2017 from&#160;National Issues Forums Institute&#160;and&#160;Kettering Foundation..&#160;The issue guide offers participants three options to use during deliberation on how to address the inequities within the current food system and how to create a world where all people have the food they need to thrive.&#160;The issue guide is available to download for free on NIFI&#8217;s site&#160;here,&#160;where you can also find a post-forum questionnaire. From NIFI&#8230; All of [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11870">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Graduate Certificate in Collaborative Governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 13:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Collaborative Governance Graduate certificate is available at Portland State University and is part of the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government. In response to a growing need for collaborative approaches to complex problems that span multiple jurisdictional, sectoral, and organizational boundaries, the Hatfield School of Government, the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC), and the Center for Public Service (CPS) have partnered to offer a set of courses that lead to a Graduate Certificate in Collaborative Governance. [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11814">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2016 16:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 192-page book by Mark Gerzon,&#160;The Reunited States of America:&#160;How We Can Bridge the Partisan Divide, was&#160;published February 2016. This book is a manifesto on how to bridge the political divide in America, during a time when the political environment is deeply poisoned. Gerzon shares the experiences of 40 individuals and organizations that are already doing the work of finding common ground, and working together around challenging and divisive issues. Here you will find a toolkit to join&#160;the emerging movement towards a transpartisan political environment [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/11071">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Change for the Audacious: a doer’s guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2016 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 240-page book, Change for the Audacious: a doers&#8217; guide by Steve Waddell, was published in 2016.&#160;This book explores how we must, and can do much better at addressing issues such as: climate change, food security, health, education, environmental degradation, peace-building, water, equity, corruption, and wealth creation. This book is for people working on these types of issues, with the belief that we can create a future that is not just &#8220;sustainable&#8221;, but also flourishing. This perspective means that the challenge is not just one [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/10991">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Innovations in Deliberative Systems – The Case of the Estonian Citizens’ Assembly Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2015 15:02:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Keiva Hummel]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This 29-page case study, Democratic Innovations in Deliberative Systems- The Case of the Estonian Citizens&#8217; Assembly Process&#160;(2015) by&#160;Magnus E. Jonsson and published in&#160;Journal of Public Deliberation: Vol. 11: Iss. 1. This study focuses on the &#8216;Estonian Citizens&#8217; Assembly Process&#8217; (ECA), which sought to operationalize a systemic approach to deliberative democracy and how this could be used to evaluate democratic innovations.&#160; From the Abstract With the proliferation and application of democratic innovations around the world, the empirical study of deliberative and participatory processes has shifted from [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9950">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking Complexity Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in a time of growing complexity, a time that calls for new thinking, new conversations, new ways of working together and new forms of organization that support continuous learning and innovation. Finding new ways to work within and across organizations and communities is critical to address current needs for climate change, resource use, social innovation and social justice. Rethinking Complexity is a forum to explore these issues, examine best practices, and share critical research at the cutting edge of how organizations behave, systems [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/9247">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years, the utilization of Theory U has pushed the boundaries of traditional leadership and management thinking, making it an important aspect of change across a broad assortment of international businesses and communities. Perspectives on Theory U: Insights from the Field, edited by Olen Gunnlaugson, Charles Baron, and Mario Cayer (all of the Universit&#233; Laval, Canada), brings together an existing array of research on Theory U, including specific aspects of the theory, through diverse interpretations and contexts. While exploring key theoretical concepts and outlining [&#8230;] <a href="http://ncdd.org/rc/item/8692">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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