Politics Archives - John Glen

Time Management Tips Politicians Should Know

Posted on July 18, 2020 by glen

A difficult skill to master at the beginning of any career is time management. Many people will waste time multitasking and focusing too much time on unimportan...

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John Glen MP keynote speech at TheCityUK Annual Conference 2018

Posted on June 10, 2019 by glen

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The Life of a Politician

Posted on February 17, 2018 by glen

If there is a life you can both admire and hate in equal measure is the life of a politician. It comes with a lot of share of challenges, trials, temptations, a...

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John Glen

Posted on March 3, 2017 by glen

Your Voice Ohio Election 2020 Engagement Project
The Your Voice Ohio Election 2020 Engagement Project has aimed to ensure that media partners and community members could meaningfully connect with each other – even when unable to gather in person due to the COVID-19 pandemic – through deliberative online engagement about the 2020 presidential election. Since 2016 our team has been coordinating and… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Join Our Team as our Communications Specialist!
The Jefferson Center for New Democratic Processes is a nonpartisan, nonprofit civic engagement organization partnering with individuals, communities, and institutions to design and implement innovative, deliberative engagement processes to address today’s toughest challenges. We provide an interdisciplinary, customized approach to engagement projects with clients and partners in the US and worldwide – making us unparalleled… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Welcome Kyle Carroll – Penn State Nevins Fellow
We are excited to welcome and introduce the newest addition to our team! Kyle is a rising senior at Penn State University who is joining us for the summer as a Nevins Fellow through the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. Below, Kyle shares a bit about himself and his hopes for the Fellowship: My name is… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Our Deliberative Democracy Work & COVID-19
Our typical organizational communications tend to recap recent activities and provide a glimpse at what’s coming up next on our programming calendar. However, as the COVID-19 situation evolves and the public health risks and practical challenges continue to mount for communities across the US (and the globe) the most important update we have to share… […]
Kyle Bozentko
Creating Better Conversations through Meta-Consensus
Have you ever talked with someone and, a little too far into the conversation, you realized you were talking about two totally different things? That’s happened at the Jefferson Center office, when we had staff traveling to both Athens, Ohio and Athens, Greece. Similarly, when it comes to talking about politics, it seems people are… […]
Annie Pottorff
Shaping the Future of Energy in Murray County
Murray County, situated in the southwestern corner of Minnesota, is no stranger to wind energy. Wind turbines have become a familiar part of the landscape. The county has used revenue to improve local infrastructure, and many landowners have received an additional stream of income from hosting a turbine. Still, more wind development is planned in… […]
Annie Pottorff
Happy 2020 From the Jefferson Center
Happy 2020! We hope your new year is off to a great start. At the Jefferson Center, our mission is to partner with citizens, communities, and institutions to design and implement informed, innovative, and democratic solutions to today’s toughest challenges. But what exactly do we mean by “today’s toughest challenges?” In 2019, we took on… […]
Annie Pottorff
Tired of waiting, Ohioans are framing their own solutions
This post was written by Doug Oplinger who leads our Your Voice Ohio project. It was a Monday evening in a spiffy YMCA community room in suburban Springboro, Ohio, once a sleepy Shaker village, now a congested, upscale expressway exit between Dayton and Cincinnati. About to begin was the 37th Your Voice Ohio community conversation,… […]
Annie Pottorff
Exploring the Future of Wind Development in Redwood County
Residents of Redwood County love living there – between the strong sense of community, the state’s largest municipal park, and the rich farmland, there’s a solid community identity and sense of place. Recently, something else has started occurring that’s bringing people together: the energy transition. Places like Redwood County in southwestern Minnesota are on track… […]
Annie Pottorff
Happy National Voter Registration Day!
Today is National Voter Registration Day! This November, people across the country will be casting their ballots for city council, school board members, mayors, and in a few states, governors and legislators. While it’s not the 2020 presidential election just yet, this day is still super important: it’s a chance to stretch your civic muscles,… […]
Annie Pottorff

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