The Obama Administration is seeking widespread input regarding the best ways to implement the Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government that the President issued in Jan 2009. The Open Government Initiative is collecting dozens of ideas, several of which have bene put forth by organizations such as AmericaSpeaks, National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation, IAP2, World Café, and others who have been deeply involved in public participation initiatives. You can participate directly in this important activity: http://opengov.ideascale.com/
If you visit the sites of the organizations identified above, they will suggest specific initiatives that may be worthy of your consideration. AmericaSpeaks has a particularly comprehensive list, but there are LOTS of great ideas being generated -- check them out!
-Harry
Hi Harry, thanks for linking to the ideas and resources at http://www.americaspeaks.org/opengovernment
ReplyDeleteThe engagement will happen in three phases.
The brainstorming and voting phase is set to end on Thursday May 28! Go vote for participation ideas today!
Thanks for all of your help on this.
ReplyDeleteVery exciting times!
A related initiative took place in the UK last year, with a number of participation practitioners from the public, private and non-profit sectors creating a set of principles for good practice in deliberative public engagement.
ReplyDeleteThe project was led by Involve and the principles can be found here: www.involve.org.uk/nine_principles
You may also want to check out our dedicated website for participation practitioners: www.peopleandparticipation.net