The civic high street
From a briefing by Power to Change
For many years, high street policy has centred on an outdated retail-led approach that no longer reflects how and where people shop. A mixed-use civic model is emerging as a resilient alternative, combining..
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The hidden trade-offs of development
From an article by Better Govs
“Creative destruction” is a process where new tech and entrepreneurial practices displace firms, known procedures and often society by reshaping identities, community cohesion, aspirations, state-society relations.
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Guide to Popular Assemblies
From a guide from Humanity Project
The idea behind Popular Assemblies is simple: real conversations, real listening, real decisions made by the people they affect. Freedom to be heard. Responsibility to listen. Turning division into dialogue, ideas into action.
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5 major trends reshaping democratic engagement
From a webinar by Go Vocal
Reflects technological evolution and growing expectation that governments create more inclusive, representative, continuous channels for civic input. Shifts from episodic participation to a systemic model.
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How to connect communities to create opportunities
From a report by the Behavioural Insights Team
Building bridges between people may be most important infrastructure investment we never make. Strong links between social networks and economic outcomes. It starts with giving communities real control.
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Moving upstream to tackle root causes
Geoff Knott
Social action is not addressing root causes i.e. we are ministering downstream after people have hit problems, rather than trying to eliminate the causes of the problems in the first place. We need to go upstream.
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