Job: Deliberative Democracy staff director
Skaparlust
skaparlust at swipnet.se
Fri Nov 15 10:19:31 PST 2002
Thank you Jeff for this valuable text from Tom Atlee, I have read part of
his extensive webpage.
I am passionately interested in what makes meetings, in particular,
democratic, what values it stands on and how it can be accomplished.
Agneta Falk
Skaparlust
Väddö, Sweden
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From: "Jeff Aitken" <ja at svn.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 5:25 PM
Subject: Job: Deliberative Democracy staff director
> forwarded from Tom Atlee:
>
> Dear friends,
>
> As you know, I believe we need a more deliberative democracy -- a
> democracy built from the informed, high-quality, empowered dialogues
> * of ordinary citizens about their shared needs, fears. dreams,
> circumstances and possibilities;
> * of stakeholders about their very real conflicts and common ground; and
> * of powerholders and activists about the common good above and
> beyond the adversarial partisanship of our existing political system.
>
> If our democracy were run by empowered public judgment (see
> http://www.co-intelligence.org/CIPol_publicjudgment.html ) instead of
> manipulated public opinion and shady machinations, we would generate
> the powerful collective wisdom and will needed to deal with every
> social and environmental issue we face.
>
> The tools, know-how and creativity to build such a wise deliberative
> democracy exist today. One of the first efforts to pull the pieces
> together so that it can actually happen is the new Deliberative
> Democracy Consortium, which has just gotten funding to establish a
> staff and programs.
>
> The first step is to get them a top-notch Staff Director. If you
> think you'd do well at this job, please apply. If you know of anyone
> else who might be a good prospect, please forward this to them.
>
> Who holds this job could make a very big difference for the direction
> of US democracy and, therefore, for the unfolding of the fateful
> possibilities before us.
>
> Coheartedly,
> Tom
>
> _ _ _ _ _
>
>
> JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
>
> STAFF DIRECTOR
>
> DELIBERATIVE DEMOCRACY CONSORTIUM
> http://www.deliberative-democracy.net/
>
>
> The Steering Committee of the Deliberative Democracy Consortium seeks
> qualified applicants for the position of Staff Director. This is a
> part-time (3 days/week), salaried position with benefits. Start date
> is December 12, 2002.
>
> Position Description
>
> The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is seeking an energetic
> professional with leadership experience and an interest in the fields
> of democracy building, public policy, and dialogue. The successful
> candidate will work in a highly autonomous environment to develop and
> implement new strategic initiatives, build partnerships and promote
> the nascent field of deliberative democracy. In general, the Staff
> Director will lead the Consortium's effort to build momentum within
> the movement and within government. The Staff Director must be
> comfortable working with professionals from a range of backgrounds -
> academics and practitioners, funders and government officials - in
> the areas of citizen engagement, public involvement, dialogue, and
> electronic democracy.
>
> The Staff Director will report to the Chair of the Committee and
> support the work of Consortium Steering Committee. The Staff Director
> will be responsible for working with the Chair of the Steering
> Committee to manage the development of the Deliberative Democracy
> Consortium, including strategic planning, external communications,
> fundraising, and program development.
>
> * * *
>
> Existing initiatives of the Consortium include:
>
> Creation of a 'network-of-networks' among communities of practice,
> including fields such as Conflict Resolution, Alternative Dispute
> Resolution, Intergroup Dialogue and Civic Engagement.
>
> Define and identify ways to strengthen the key elements of a
> national, nation-wide infrastructure for deliberation
>
> Knowledge building activities that connect fields of research and practice
>
> * * *
>
> In addition to 3-5 years relevant professional experience, the
> successful candidate will possess the following:
>
> Excellent written and visual communication
>
> Superior public speaking abilities
>
> Program development and project management skills
>
> Excellent organization and information management
>
> Working knowledge of MS Office, database management, and desk-top
publishing
>
> Knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver or comparable WYSIWYG editor and
> email/internet applications
>
> Strong knowledge of organizations and leaders in U.S. and
> international democratic reform
>
> * * *
>
> Consortium Profile
>
> The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is a new initiative, funded for
> two years under a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett
> Foundation. The purpose of the Consortium is to further the growth
> and success of the nascent movement to bring about a more
> deliberative American democracy through the development of relevant
> theory, research, and promotion of innovative practices of
> deliberative democracy at the national level and nation-wide.
>
> The work of the Consortium includes research, design and
> experimentation; dissemination of results; collaboration within the
> field; fundraising; and increasing the credibility and visibility of
> the deliberative democracy movement in the U.S. and around the world.
>
> The Deliberative Democracy Consortium is overseen by a 16-member
> Steering Committee composed of practitioners and researchers working
> in the United States and around the world to promote deliberative
> citizen participation in democratic decision-making.
>
>
> Contact
> Lars Hasselblad Torres
> Research Associate, AmericaSpeaks
> Phone: 202-299-0694
> Email: lhtorres at americaspeaks.org
>
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>From Fri Nov 15 21:36:10 2002
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 21:36:10 +0100
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From: Eva P Svensson <eva at epshumaninvest.se>
Subject: SV: Giving and receiving
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Harrison wrote:
“Folks who are newly to the scene are often blown away with the lack of
"proprietary interest" and sales pitches. I think we have generally walked
our talk”
I fully agree on the above – I am one of these newcomers and I am still full
of fascination over the generosity and humbleness in this list/community.
This is one of the reasons that I for sure dared to jump in to my first
“Opening Space”. I have learned so much from you all ! – and I hope that I
can contribute a little bit more in the future.
So THANK YOU ALL !
All the best from
Eva
Bästa hälsningar
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Ämne: Re: Giving and receiving
At 08:56 AM 11/15/2002 +1300, Anne Pattillo wrote:
* That open space is embodied with a spirit of generosity
* That the process of giving and serving has unexpected benefits
personally and for the community
* That reciprocity within a spirit of generosity is not an transaction
of I give to you, you give to me rather like the breath of life it is an act
of giving forward, giving unconditionally
* That receiving is a more challenging prospect that giving
If there is any one, single thing that I might wish for as a legacy from my
wonderful journey in Open Space with the incredible multitude of folks who
have chosen to share the journey -- it is that we constantly share (give
away) what we are learning and doing. Folks who are newly to the scene are
often blown away with the lack of "proprietary interest" and sales pitches.
I think we have generally walked our talk. In those rare instances where
self promotion has come to the fore, the charity of the community has risen
to the occasion, forgiven the offence, and hoped for better. From the very
beginning, it has always been clear to me that nobody owns all this, nobody
has the Trade Marked method, the patented approach. It is the birthright of
every citizen on the planet. What we have been freely given must be freely
shared. Of course, that raises the interesting question -- do we do
everything for free? Of course the answer is, No. At least I think the
answer is, No. It is said -- A Worker is worthy of his/her hire... We may
not be "free" -- but Open Space is Free. And anybody with a good head and a
good heart can "do" it.
On a practical level, we talked about the generosity of the OSLIST as a key
community resource of the OS community. Some questions we wanted to share
with our community are
* Where is our marketplace for giving to care for and strengthen the
OS community?
I guess I am not quite clear what the question is here...????
How does each of us live in that spirit of generosity, and how do we
strengthen our practice of that generous spirit.
I guess that is something that each of us has to answer on our own. My words
for all this is something like "The practice of gracious spaciousness."
Thanks for posting this!
Harrison
Harrison Owen
7808 River Falls Drive
Potomac, MD 20854 USA
phone 301-365-2093
Open Space Training www.openspaceworld.com <http://www.openspaceworld.com/>
Open Space Institute www.openspaceworld.org <http://www.openspaceworld.org/>
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font-style:italic'>Harrison wrote:</span></font></i><i><font =
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mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>I fully agree on the above – I am one of =
these
newcomers and I am still full of fascination over the generosity and =
humbleness
in this list/community. This is one of the reasons that I for sure dared =
to
jump in to my first “Opening Space”. I have learned so much =
from you all ! –
and I hope that I can contribute a little bit more in the =
future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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meddelande-----<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Fr=E5n:</span></b> OSLIST =
[mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>F=F6r </span></b>Harrison Owen<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Skickat:</span></b> den 15 november =
2002
00:02<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Till:</span></b>
OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>=C4mne:</span></b> Re: Giving and =
receiving</span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><![if =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>At 08:56 AM 11/15/2002 +1300, =
</span></font><b><font
color=3Dblack face=3D"Trebuchet MS"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;font-weight:bold'>Anne =
Pattillo</span></font></b><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> wrote:</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:137.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 101.2pt'><![if !supportLists]><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DSymbol><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>=B7<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> =
</span></font></span></font><![endif]><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>That open space =
is
embodied with a spirit of generosity</span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
lang=3DEN-GB style=3D'color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:=
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:137.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 101.2pt'><![if !supportLists]><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DSymbol><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>=B7<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> =
</span></font></span></font><![endif]><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>That the process =
of
giving and serving has unexpected benefits personally and for the =
community</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> </span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:=
EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:137.2pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-li=
st:
l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 101.2pt'><![if !supportLists]><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DSymbol><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>=B7<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New =
Roman"><span
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> =
</span></font></span></font><![endif]><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>That reciprocity =
within
a spirit of generosity is not an transaction of I give to you, you give =
to me
rather like the breath of life it is an act of giving forward, giving
unconditionally</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> </span></font><font =
size=3D2
color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p>=
</o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
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l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 101.2pt'><![if !supportLists]><font =
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color=3Dblack face=3DSymbol><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-l=
anguage:
EN-GB'>=B7<font size=3D1 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></font><![endif]><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack =
face=3DArial><span
lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;mso-ansi-language=
:
EN-GB'>That receiving is a more challenging prospect that =
giving</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>If there is any one, single thing that I might =
wish
for as a legacy from my wonderful journey in Open Space with the =
incredible
multitude of folks who have chosen to share the journey -- it is that we
constantly share (give away) what we are learning and doing. Folks who =
are
newly to the scene are often blown away with the lack of =
"proprietary
interest" and sales pitches. I think we have generally walked our =
talk. In
those rare instances where self promotion has come to the fore, the =
charity of
the community has risen to the occasion, forgiven the offence, and hoped =
for
better. From the very beginning, it has always been clear to me that =
nobody
owns all this, nobody has the Trade Marked method, the patented =
approach. It is
the birthright of every citizen on the planet. What we have been freely =
given
must be freely shared. Of course, that raises the interesting question =
-- do we
do everything for free? Of course the answer is, No. At least I think =
the
answer is, No. It is said -- A Worker is worthy of his/her hire... We =
may not
be "free" -- but Open Space is Free. And anybody with a good =
head and
a good heart can "do" it. <br>
<br style=3D'mso-special-character:line-break'>
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style=3D'mso-special-character:line-break'>
<![endif]></span></font><font color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:101.2pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>On a practical level, we talked =
about the
generosity of the OSLIST as a key community resource of the OS =
community.
Some questions we wanted to share with our community are =
</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
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<br>
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style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:101.2pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DWingdings><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:black'>=A7</span></=
font><font
size=3D1 color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:7.5pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'> =
</span></font><font
size=3D2 color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>Where is our marketplace for giving to care for =
and
strengthen the OS community?</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
lang=3DEN-GB
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o=
:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
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I guess I am not quite clear what the question is here...????<br>
<br>
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style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></fon=
t></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-right:36.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:101.2pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'>How does each of us live in that =
spirit of
generosity, and how do we strengthen our practice of that generous =
spirit.</span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:65.2pt'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DEN-GB =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
mso-ansi-language:EN-GB'><br>
I guess that is something that each of us has to answer on our own. My =
words
for all this is something like "The practice of <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>gracious spaciousness</span></i>."<br>
<br>
Thanks for posting this!<br>
<br>
Harrison<br>
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7808 River Falls Drive<br>
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