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
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
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Community Conversation for Healing Racism
To overcome racism requires a particular form of community conversation where everyone comes together to face real problems and creatively seek what's best for all. This show uses slides as well as conversation to explain how this works and how it can really happen. David Whitfield is guest host interviewing Jim. 9/16/08
Natalie Mattson and David Whitfield share insights from their consulting practice and life experience. 12/20/07
Robert Gilman, founder of In-Context, describes his approach to Whole-system Governance. 9/25/01
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
Environmental scientist Karen Barrows interviews Jim Rough about Society's Breakthrough and it's impact on the environmental crisis. 12/9/02
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
We know what to do to stop global warming. The problem is that our system aims us toward economic growth as being more important. In this TV interview Jim Rough describes a realistic strategy for building the political will and individual consciousness to transform this issue. Jim is interviewed by climate activists Sam Gibbony and Kees Kolf.
DeAnna Martin, Director of the Center for Wise Democracy, is guest host on the Jim Rough Show. She helps Jim describe how Society's Breakthrough would work on the issue of "terrorism" To illustrate Jim describes his model for five levels of thinking. 8/6/02
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
Jeff Smith and Tom Greco describe the economic system and strategy of Henry George. 6/23/03
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
Evelyn Correa and Pat Hughes the programs of of the Center for Ethical Leadership discuss(7/10/01)
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
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
Dr. Bart Blinder, psychiatrist, author and professor at U.C. Irvine, meets with Jim Rough, originator of Dynamic Facilitation, to discuss how DF offers amazing new possibilities for healing trauma. 9/4/09
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
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
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
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