Common Knowledge facilitated a December 2016 offsite day for Code for America. The end of 2016 was full of workshops for the next generation of civic leaders. On November 3rd we presented a pre-summit workshop at the Code for America Summit in Oakland: The Next Generation of Community Engagement. There are an increasing number of new tools for [...]
The proliferation of digital engagement tools and the broader civic innovation movement present an enormous opportunity for those of us interested in increasing civic and community engagement, especially at the local level. A comprehensive study about the state of public participation in local decision making in California confirms that many local governments are stuck in the [...]
A few years ago, a new river was discovered: the Rio Hamza in South America. It runs the entire length of the Amazon River, 13,000 feet below. It moves more slowly but is significantly wider. It has been there all along. This is how we see the untapped talent in our communities. It’s been there all [...]
