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Stephen Buckley, exper'd in Evaluation, Guidance & Compliance; 25 yrs. in Wash.DC, mostly @ 5 USGovt.agencies in #PublicEngmt. Also @transpartisan @opengovradio

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Tomorrow, all federal agencies will be ordered to appoint a "Chief Public Engagement Officer" so that people are being informed and engaged in the decisions that affect their lives. #PPCE

See the preview version of the White House's NEPA regs from @WHCEQ: https://t.co/JOGhGAHiP3

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On Nov. 30, I attended #NCoC2023 "The Future of Citizenship", co-hosted by @NationalCivic, at Planet Word in D.C.

[Woody Zuill @WoodyZuill]

“Theory-induced blindness: Once you have accepted a theory, it is extraordinarily difficult to notice its flaws. As the psychologist Daniel Gilbert has observed, disbelieving is hard work.” ~Daniel Kahneman

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Any fool can criticize, condemn, or complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving ~Dale Carnegie

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@mdelcf The "locals" know things about *their* roads (and other infrastructure) that are missed by the design "experts" .. because they usually do NOT involve the public in project design .. in a *meaningful* way. DM me to collab on EZ way to evaluate the quality of #PublicParticipation.

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30 years ago today, as a federal employee in an office overseeing 1000s of env. cleanup sites, I wrote an official memo that reported our agency's using an illegal shortcut to avoid the public's right-to-be-involved. As a result, my career was done. Still true today. @OpenGovPart

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#Co-creation is not s good hashtag. Let's use this one: #P2stds

@RobinHodess @josephpowell @maassenpaul @alonso_cerdan @OGP_IRM @opengovpart

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At most meetings of U.S. #OpenGov meetings since 2011, I've been the *only* advocate of #Participation ("Co-creation"). So I was surprised to read that @OpenGovPart feels @IAP2 standards are too "confusing"? Why didn't you ask me @IAP2USA?

And "closed"? It's still 13 Oct here!

[Robin Hodess @RobinHodess]

Wow. 10 years of @opengovpart...a real labor of love for so many. In my view, it's all about the co-creation and the Action Plans, they keep it real. @josephpowell reflects on humility, power shifts and unusual partnerships on the open gov journey so far. https://t.co/ou36yveNLd

[@Transpartisan @transpartisan]

Practitioners for "Northeast U.S." covering more than just New England and New York.

Join us tomorrow to discuss both good *and* bad practices in #PublicParticipation!

#opengovernment #OpenGov #IAP2usa #CitizenExperience https://t.co/1632QPBBrh

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Check out this Meetup: CONVERSATION – What Could We Have Done Better? https://t.co/qK0XfW0Guy #Meetup via @Meetup

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The Mayflower Compact was drafted and signed only 2 days after the Pilgrims sighted land.

It's amazing they were able to discuss and agree on a major document so quickly .. except when you remember that they were not distracted by smartphones: email, text-messages, social media.

[OpenChatham @OpenChatham]

Exactly 400 years ago (today), the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod and, from this spot, you'd have seen it sailing by, on its way to (now) Provincetown, where my ancestor, Stephen Hopkins, along with 40 others signed The Mayflower Compact .. the start of democracy in America!

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@involveUK @ConUnit_UCL @demsoc @theRSAorg @mySociety The report says:

".. when talking about the process, stress that citizens’ assemblies are a tried and tested method"

Rather than "stress" that point, allow people to come to that conclusion by presenting *objective_evidence*.

So, where does it exist ..in simple form?

#metrics

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@AndrewMannix So is there any survey data confirming this? --> That the level of public's Trust stayed the same?

Without data, it's opinion not fact.

"After five years, the city is no closer to achieving the primary objective of creating trust between police and the communities they serve."

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In 2018, @DIALOG released a Guide to Measuring Community Well-being.

Having people been using it? @aurbanist I'd love to contribute. (How?)

#metrics #evaluation #QualityofLife #QoL
https://t.co/I2DcodTu2D

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A Manifesto for Better Government by @_AdrianBrown

"Optimise for Learning rather than Control. The capacity of the system to learn is more important .. "

https://t.co/ideAqvofM3

#FailForward #localgovfail

@CPI_Foundation @AspenUrbanInnov @Josh_Sorin @TheAtlas4Cities @ELGL50

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Clayton Christensen of 'The Innovator's Dilemma' fame was about much more than just business success @LeighEBuchanan https://t.co/QFS4aGvhA9 via @Inc

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@DWJ88 @CarnegieDCG @JoDemocracy Livestream on Youtube:
https://t.co/13PFaqx3KL

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@CRockandel @UNESCAP @IAP2 So .. what was the group's consensus for "standards, re: quality engagement"?

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@NDI @NDIcitizens @AmbDMitchell @nicolerowsell Clarification, please.

You want non-attendees who are interested in #betterdemocracy to "join the conversation" about the topics at #NDIGO .. but *without* an agenda link showing what specific topics are to be discussed?

Yes? Then you now know my suggestion for #betterinclusion

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@YoungsRichard Yes, your perspective is "contrarian", but it is not "slightly" so.

Transparency, Participation, and Accountability (TP&A) are the 3 fundamental values of @OpenGovPart.

But, after I noted the trend to cite only T&A (w/o the P), a hi-level #OpenGov advocate called me a "troll".