Category: Programs

Public dialogue provides opportunities for stakeholders and policymakers to glean from the public the things that matter to them.

“Deliberative democracy invites individuals to come together to make the best possible decision about how they can live well together.”

“After I started here as Chief Strategy Officer last July, I learned about all the work and communication that goes into a convening of this size — the mindset, planning, and thoughtfulness that goes into each part of the agenda.”

Each forum is led by neutral moderators who use those guides to challenge participants to discuss the appeal, concerns, costs, and consequences of three to four approaches to the problem.

With so many people working on issues together, we often get asked how “diversity of opinion” actually works.

By Meghann Ray Meghann is the lead program officer for our Arkansas Education Policy Initiative. The ultimate goal of this new program is to create statewide education policy recommendations and actions that will improve Arkansas’s national standing in K-12 educational outcomes. In addition to being an economic boost, we believe these recommendations could lead to…