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Rural Energy Dialogues: Rural America’s Role in the Energy Revolution
In small towns across America, people are grappling with what the national shift towards renewable energy will look like locally. Some see wind and solar projects as an exciting gateway to road improvements, income for landowners, jobs, lower property taxes, and expanded community services. Others view these projects as a disruption to the landscape they… […]
Annie Pottorff
Your Voice Ohio: From Community Engagement to Local Partnerships
This story was written by Doug Oplinger, former managing editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, who now leads our Your Voice Ohio media collaborative. As journalists across the state help design and participate in Your Voice Ohio community meetings with the public, they’re redefining engagement from engaging with the community to being with the people. Group conversations go deeper than traditional… […]
Annie Pottorff
Intro to Facilitation, Deliberation, and Participation
Facilitation, deliberation, and participation are all key to the success of a Citizens Jury, and more civic engagement approaches. But too often, these words can be used by practitioners or experts without much explanation. In the final blog of our FAQ series, we explore what they actually look like in action. For more on the… […]
Annie Pottorff
How do you run a Citizens Jury?
In our last post, we explored the basics of a Citizens Jury, including who’s involved and how we evaluate success. But what about actually getting a Citizens Jury up and running? How do we remain objective? What are the costs? In the second blog in our FAQ series, we explore how we run successful Citizens… […]
Annie Pottorff
What exactly is a Citizens Jury, anyway?
We talk a lot about Citizens Juries at the Jefferson Center. After all, they were invented by our founder, Ned Crosby, in 1971. We believe they can help restore trust in democracy around the world. And they give everyday people the knowledge, resources, and time they need to create powerful solutions to our biggest challenges.… […]
Annie Pottorff
This is Akron: Journalists and Community Members Discuss Local Solutions
This story was written by Doug Oplinger, former managing editor of the Akron Beacon Journal, who now leads our Your Voice Ohio media collaborative. Sunday’s Akron Beacon Journal front-page presentation on what citizens told reporters and editors about Akron represents a transformation in Ohio news media as journalists search for ways to help fix what… […]
Annie Pottorff
A new approach to transportation decisions in Vancouver: Community Panel
In the growing and dynamic False Creek Flats neighborhood of Vancouver, BC, city planners and community members are envisioning how to keep the area vibrant, sustainable, and connected. For this neighborhood, that means addressing traffic and transport concerns, which include construction of a new arterial road to connect the city core with greater Vancouver. A… […]
Annie Pottorff
‘Sent to Coventry’ by Citizens Juries
This post was written by Dr. Lisa Riste, Research Fellow, NIHR Greater Manchester PSTRC, The University of Manchester, and originally published on the Greater Manchester Patient Safety Translational Research Centre website. We worked with our UK-based partner, Citizens Juries c.i.c., to conduct these Citizens Juries on Artificial Intelligence. I never thought I’d enjoy ‘being sent… […]
Annie Pottorff
The Power of Minnesota: Community Energy Discussion
A growing network of landowners, local government officials, educators and businesses are at the heart of Minnesota’s bustling clean energy industry, which produced about 25% of the state’s electricity last year. The industry has created 59,000 clean energy jobs statewide, while also supporting farmers and generating property tax revenues that fund community projects. The Power… […]
Annie Pottorff
How can everyday citizens create better public policy?
Each election, the United States Congress looks a little bit more like the country it represents. In 2018, we celebrated a record number of congressional firsts, including the youngest woman elected, first Muslim congresswomen, first Native American congresswomen, and many other ‘firsts’. While representation is improving, there are still clear differences according to Pew: the… […]
Annie Pottorff

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