Democracy Innovations for Better Public Meetings

Better public meetings are possible, sustainable, and measurable.

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Washington, DC

We are working with three pilot communities across the US to advance collaborative, best practices in official public meetings. We plan to do this by building upon standard best practices in the democratic innovation field and by drawing upon local democratic assets and actors such as, city officials (elected/appointed), non-profit organizations and networks, government departments and their staff, anchor institutions (libraries, universities etc.), neighbourhood groups and engaged residents. By creating a localized strategy catered to context specific situations, those convening official public meetings will work with us to design an inclusive and collaborative formal process with the public.