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You’ve got (future) mail! A message from 2188 to 2013
Dear People of 2013: We got your letter! No need for forgiveness or apologies, we understand how difficult it can be to only see part of a trend. Wish we could answer each question, but we are limited to 2 pages. When we think we have touched on a question we put its...
The 2013 NDN public analysis phase begins
Submitted by John Spady: The 2013 National Dialogue Network (NDN) process has now entered "Cycle 4" of a five cycle process where our volunteer working group releases a preliminary graphic report of all responses received as of November 23, 2013 along with the...
Race, Poverty, & Wealth — Insights From a Virtual Conversation
Submitted by Ben Roberts: Throughout the months of September and October, 2013, I hosted a national conversation "experiment" on the subject of Poverty and Wealth in America. The overall purpose of the conversation (in cooperation with the new National Dialogue...
NDN conversation in Olympia, WA
John Spady joined the conversation on Wealth and Poverty in downtown Olympia this Saturday, October 26. Hosted by Faith Trimble, CEO of The Athena Group and co-facilitated by Galen Radtke, creator of the game of conversation, Wamerjam. The small group of 11 spent 2...
Local NDN Discussion (WI)
Submitted by Dennis Boyer: We held our poverty and wealth discussion last night (Oct 23, 2013). Eight participants comprised of four couples in rural area. About half had previously participated in test discussion of draft discussion guide entitled "Fairness" (work in...
Demographics of 2013 NDN Opinionnaire® Survey
This is an experimental report showing just the current demographic tallies of the 2013 Opinionnaire® Survey's completed so far. Values are expected to be automatically updated each day. Your comments are invited at the bottom of this post or can be left on the NDN...
Univ of Oregon Students for Public Participation (SP2)
Jo Niehaus, graduate student in Public Administration at the University of Oregon and Special Projects coordinator for the UO's Erb Memorial Union (ERB), recently welcomed John Spady, volunteer coordinator for the National Dialogue Network, to Eugene, Oregon,...
Questions to Future Sons and Daughters
Submitted for NDN contributor Dyck Dewid: Preface to my questions: I must apologize for hurting you. I am from a time when a body of fathers, mothers, and single adults are (collectively) just beginning to use our miraculous intellects to examine our discontent,...
Infrastructure for Sustaining the National Conversation
There is a great deal of innovation around giving Americans a greater voice in their government, but we still have a long way to go. That's why I'm excited to see the National Dialogue Network (NDN) breaking new ground and the Conversation Collaborative’s online...
Announcement Sept 20, 2013
Recipient of the 2012 Catalyst Award for Civic Infrastructure, National Dialogue Network (NDN) volunteer John Spady announces that the NDN achieved a major milestone on September 18 when it released its public Conversation Kit on the topic of Poverty & Wealth in...