dialogue and deliberation for civic engagement in chicago
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Dialogue and Deliberation for Civic Engagement in Chicago
December 5th 2012
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What we did
• Use of dialogue & deliberation – Residents– Chicago area – Community issues– Public policy
• Broad outlines– Not exhaustive!
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D&D: Guiding definitions• Dialogue…
is a process that allows people, usually in small groups, to share their perspectives and experiences with one another...(it) can and often does lead to personal and collaborative action.
• Deliberation…is a closely related process…that emphasizes the importance of examining options and trade-offs to make better decisions.
Source: National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD)
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Methods
Participatory Budgeting
Charrettes
Community Visioning Workshop
Study Circles World CafeCivic Reflection
Deliberative Polling™
21st Century Town Hall Meetings™
Restorative Circles
Appreciative InquiryOpen Space Technology
Race Dialogues
Conversation CafeFuture Search
Citizens Jury
Online Forums
Participatory Appraisal
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How we did it
• Qualitative research– Secondary source review– Focus group 10 experts– 38 individual interviews
• Written report
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Work in progress…to be completed by YOU
Today Later
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Key Learning
What we expected What we found
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Understanding the Field
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Exploration
• Learn about selves, community, issue
• Foundational– Develops skills – Builds social capital– Models good process
Project on Civic Reflection
Exploration
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Core Support = HumanitiesProgramming, funding, facilities (Cultural Center)
Process expertise, materials, training
Exploration
Café Society at Ron’s Barber Shop
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Cultural and Historical Museums and Centers
Cambodian American Heritage Museum Dialogue photo: Rebeccah Sanders, CCA
Exploration
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Local Arts Community
Neighborhood Writing Alliance
Exploration
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Media
WBEZ discussion on race & sexual orientation, photo: Bill Healy
Exploration
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Libraries
ExplorationCPL, Harold Washington Library Center
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Entrepreneurial Initiatives,Issue Groups
Across the Table
Exploration
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Decision-Making
• Influence public decisions & policy
• Improve public knowledge
• Deliberative = reach consensus recommendation
Town Hall Meeting in Cretephoto: Chicago Tribune
Decision-Making
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Innovation at a Small Scale
• City Wards– 1970s Neighborhood
Governance – Participatory Budgeting– Master Plans, Council,
Participatory Town Halls
• Suburbs– Evanston 150– DuPage County– Elgin budget
Participatory Budgeting in Ward 49
Decision-Making
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Planners and Technical Experts
Residents “playing” Transopoly (from CNT)photo: CMAP
CHICAGO COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION TOOLKIT
Decision-Making
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Civic Education
Mikva Challenge
Decision-Making
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City and County Government
• New Mayor + County Board President– “engaged residents”
• City Departments– Chicago Cultural Plan
• Education & Crime– 80s/90s: LSCs & CAPS– CPS: FACE = CACs– CPD: ?
Town Hall Meeting on City Budget, Kennedy-King College, 2011photo: The Gate
Decision-Making
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Collaborative Action
• Empower groups and individuals to solve complex problems– Identify shared needs +
desires– Idea generation– Action plansImagine Chicago
Collaborative Action
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CBOs as Gateways to Residents
• CBOs as partners for public consultations– Pro: efficient, effective– Con: can limit diversity
of opinions
• Interest in alternatives– New topics, people,
methods (online)
Little Village Environmental JusticeOrganization, park consultation photo: Jay Dunn
Collaborative Action
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Work of Community Organizers
• Use D&D, but limit – 1-on-1=commitment– Priority: mobilization for
action
• Ambivalence– Action vs. Dialogue– Resident-government
collaborationLISC Chicago community visioning session photo: Martha Brock Photography
Collaborative Action
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Integrating D&D into organizing
• New models = collaborative thinking
• Community wisdom + government power
Collaborative Action
COFI: Community Organizing and Family Issues
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Conflict Transformation
• Resolve conflicts• Foster personal healing• Improve relationships
between groups
Marae Encounters, Field Museum photo: Christopher J. Philipp
Conflict Transformation
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Dialogue Across Difference
• Race, ethnicity, income, faith– Barriers to policy-making
YWCA Community Conversations on Racephoto: YWCA Evanston/North Shore
Conflict Transformation
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Restorative Justice• Community-owned
processes – From courts to schools,
public housing, churches
Conflict Transformation
Precious Blood Ministry Peace Circle, Back of the Yardsphoto: Allison Clark/Medill
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Civil Discourse
Chicago Tea Party coordinator at Town Hall in Oak Lawn, 2009photo: Southtown Star
Conflict Transformation
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Supports
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Skills – Training, Process Consulting
Illinois Art of Hosting Training
Supports
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Technology
• City government– Crowdsourcing, open
data, practical apps
• Neighborhood forums– EveryBlock, blogs, list-
serves, Facebook
• Planning tools
Supports
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Funders
• McCormick and Spencer Foundations– Civic Education, PACE
• Limited awareness & understanding
• Outside traditional funding models– Evaluation, effectiveness
Donor’s Forum Engage to the Nth Degree convening 2012
Supports
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Research
• Many local academics with D&D expertise
• Promising partnerships– UIC’s Great Cities
Institute/IPCE & Participatory Budgeting
– Adler School & Restorative Justice
Participatory Budgeting Press Conference 2012photo: UIC, Great Cities Institute
Supports
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Communities of Practice (CoP)• No local CoP for civic
engagement• Related
– Art of Hosting Illinois– IAF Chicago (facilitators)– Cook County Restorative
Justice Committee– Open Government,
Planners, OD, etc. • National
– NCDD– IAP2 (Midwest Chapter)
NCDD 2012 Conferencephoto: C.W. Lee
Supports
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Opportunities
How to go from this to this?
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Exploration
• Plenty of space to grow– Topics– Geographies– Demographic groups– Methods
• Foundational– Model good process– Promote civil discourse
Re-Thinking Soup at Jane Addams Hull House Museum
Opportunities
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Decision-Making
• Greatest need and opportunity– Complex problems– Reconsider roles– New leadership– Participatory Budgeting
• Better processes + skills• Legal frameworks• Be open to unexpected
champions!
Chicago Cultural Plan 2012 Consultation,Bridgeport photo: Chicagoist/Chuck Soto
Opportunities
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Collaborative Action
• Unique opportunity – Strengths of community
organizing + D&D
• Dialogue to action• Community wisdom for
new solutions
BAAWG: Building Academic Achievement Within This Generation, Bolingbrookphoto: Linda Ozbolt
Opportunities
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Conflict Transformation
• Restorative justice = embedding D&D in communities – Spread, connect
• Dialogue on race & inequality – Remove barriers to
decision-makingMy Evanston, My Neighbors race dialogue photo: North Shore United Way
Opportunities
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Supports -- Skills & Technology
Skills• Widespread skills training
– Affordable & appropriate
• Process generalists• Process innovators
Technology• Barely scratched surface!
– Open data + dialogue– Mix online and face-to-face– Serious games
Opportunities
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Supports -- Funders & Research
Funders• Expand awareness &
improve understanding• Incorporate D&D into
projects– Legacy in civic infrastructure
Research• Thought leaders
– Build case: how works, why important
• How to define & measure success
• New models
Opportunities
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Supports -- Community of Practice
• Building a civic infrastructure is a big job = work together– Collaborate across
“streams” and fields– Share learning– Common supports– Open new paths– Leave something behind
Opportunities
NCDD 2012 Conferencephoto: Nancy White
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Now, to you….
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