Ned Crosby, the originator of the Citizens Jury and his colleague Pat Benn, discuss their current efforts to reform the initiative system. 12/04/01
Jim Rough interviews different people on their strategies for healing various problems in our society.
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New Government Obligation: Involve the Citizens
New social innovations allow government to achieve breakthroughs in performance by involving citizens. Ruth Gordon, Jefferson County WA Clerk and activist, interviews Jim Rough, www.WiseDemocracy.org, to find out how. 10/12/09
The Wisdom Council promises benefits to society and to individuals that are so great it's like having found the "Holy Grail."Is Paul Everett buying this? Not really. 1/12/05
Even though the Wisdom Council process potentially offers a way for us to transform our society, this is more than most people want or can appreciate right now. This show focuses more narrowly on how it can improve "Citizen Participation." Paul Everett Interviews Jim Rough. 8/22/05
Two men, Don Miller and David Whitfield, grew up in the 50's in Mississippi. One white and one black, they meet to tell their stories about the emotional damage of racism and their struggles to heal. 9/23/08
John Buck, author of "We the People: Consenting to a Deeper Democracy." explains Sociocracy ... aka "Dynamic Governance." www.sociocracy.info This show is part of the Wise Democracy interviews with Jim Rough 4/28/09
Evelyn Correa and Pat Hughes the programs of of the Center for Ethical Leadership discuss(7/10/01)
With Dynamic Facilitation you help people think at their best, where they can solve seemingly impossible issues, resolve conflicts, and build community. Psychotherapist Marcia Perlstein interviews Jim Rough to understand about Dynamic Facilitation, why it's different and how it works. 9/4/07
Nancy Margulies is a renowned graphic facilitator and one of the originators of the World Cafe. She and Jim discuss how the World Cafe works and can be used with the Wisdom Council process. 4/17/09
Peggy Holman is co-author of the Change Handbook and one of the early adopters of Open Space Technology. With Jim Rough, originator of Dynamic Facilitation, she describes Open Space and it's potential. 7/14/09
Joseph McCormick, co-founder of Reuniting America and former candidate to Congress from Georgia, talks about his passion: democracy. Joseph also produced the first film on the Wisdom Council, Democracy in America. 1/18/06
Ned Crosby, the originator of the Citizens Jury and his colleague Pat Benn, discuss their current efforts to reform the initiative system. 12/04/01
In this historical video, Tom Atlee explains his philosophy of democracy. Tom was the first person to respond positively to the Wisdom Council. Later he write "The Tao of Democracy." 3/7/00
Mary Zepernick Director of POCLAD (Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy) describes the power and significance of corporate personhood. 12/10/03
Dave Lewitt explains the "Alliance for Democracy" as an organizational strategy to overcome the power of Corporate America with Ignacio Castuera 7/27/05
Richard K. Moore, global activist from Ireland, provides an overarching historical perspective of change. This interview happened before the appearance of Richard's book, "Escaping the Matrix: How We the People Can Change the World." www.CyberJournal.org 2/24/04
Dick Spady is a pioneer at seeking ways to involve citizens in many-to-many democratic conversations. Here he describe his approach. 3/19/03
Non Violent Communication is a powerful process for transforming conversations, explained here by NVC expert Jorge Rubio. 9/14/01
Robert Kenny, author of "What can Science Teach us about Collective Consciousness" decribes "Collective Wisdom". Jim Rough interviews 1/29/08
John Gastil, author of "The Deliberative Democracy Handbook" and "By Popular Demand: Revitalizing Representative Democracy" describes citizen deliberation in this early show. 2/5/02
Founder of votermedia.org and former Wall Street executive Mark Latham describes his workable strategy to rein in corporate power. The Jim Rough Show 5/4/04
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