Wise Democracy

We the People of Earth

William Bass, author of the upcoming book "We the People of Earth" interviews Jim Rough about the Wisdom Council process and how it offers a practical way to achieve a global "We the People." 3/11/08

Healing Healthcare

Healthcare is in crisis because our system gets in the way of people's natural desire for health. The point of leverage for aligning our system with our highest intention is to shift the quality of conversation. 11/26/02

PTWC #2 -- Youth as Conveners

A class of high school kids from the alternative program convene a "town dialogue" using the Wisdom Council process. This report is after the second Community Gathering. 2/20/07

New Form of Civic Participation

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

Twelve Principles of the Wisdom Council

There are twelve principles to the Wisdom Council process. DeAnna Martin, Director of the nonprofit Center for Wise Democracy, discusses them with Jim Rough, originator of the Wisdom Council. 12/13/04

The Wisdom Council in Neighborhoods

The Wisdom Council process can be implemented by a gathering of citizens to build community rapidly in neighborhoods. Greg Saville, community safety consultant, interviews Jim Rough about the process. 1/4/06

Overcoming Society's Crisis

Good news! .. There is a breakthrough to solving the biggest problems of our society— Global warming, Peak oil, Debt crisis, Poverty, etc. This is an introduction to the video series describing this breakthrough. (1/17/08) The non profit organization web site is ... www.WiseDemocracy.org.

Empowerment

Empowerment Coach Linda Showler interviews Jim Rough about the Wisdom Council as a way to empower people both as individuals and collectively. Using this approach can create a "We the People." 8/14/06

Wisdom Council demo for youth (11 min)

The alternative high school class has already started convening a Wisdom Council process for the adult voters. But they don't attend the day-and-a-half meeting process. Here's a demo for them of what happens. 1/31/07

Wisdom Council in Neighborhoods

Youth Wisdom Council for the community #1

A class of high school kids from the alternative program convene a "town dialogue" using the Wisdom Council process. This report is after the first Community Gathering. 1/16/07

Further Challenging the Paradigm

Paul Everett returns to challenge Jim Rough on why he thinks positive societal transformation is so accessible. 11/1/04

Democracy in America

Joseph McCormick, the founder of Reuniting American is in a quest for true democracy. He discovers an experiment in southern Oregon with the "Wisdom Council," a new social invention that promises to make true democracy possible.

Religion in the New Society

Family physician, Dr. Kim Rotchard interviews Jim Rough about the impact of Society's Breakthrough on religion. 4/13/04

Is this the Holy Grail?

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

PT Food Coop Wisdom Council Experiment

Rene Tanner was the prime convener of the Port Townsend Food Coop Wisdom Council experiment. Rene describes the process with a 15 minute segment. 4/4/05

Corporate Monitoring Project

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

Creating Peace

How to create a world of peace and beyond war? Jim Rough has a strategy for achieving this. Darlene Durfee, peace activist, is the guest host questioning and challenging Jim's ideas. 2/1/06

History of Dynamic Facilitation

While working as an internal consultant to Simpson Timber Company in the early 1980's Jim Rough developed a facilitation style now called "Dynamic Facilitation." Paul Everett, guest host for this show, was JIm's manager at the time. 12/14/05

Challenging the Corporate Paradigm

How could a randomly selected group of people transform corporate power? Tune in as Paul Everett, strong corporate supporter, interviews Jim Rough to find out. 11/29/04

Global warming

We know what to do to stop global warming. The problem is that the system aims us toward economic growth as top priority. In this TV interview Jim Rough asserts that the missing ingredient is "We the People," the all-of-us- acting-together that could bring collective intelligence to this issue. Jim is interviewed by climate activists Sam Gibbony and Kees KolfF. (03/19/07)

Citizen Deliberation with John Gastil

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

Citizens Initiative Review

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

Non Violent Communication

Non Violent Communication is a powerful process for transforming conversations, explained here by NVC expert Jorge Rubio. 9/14/01