The Wisdom Council Process can facilitate the people of a city or community to get involved, face and solve difficult issues, and to build a new spirit of community in the process. Governments can initiate the process or a local network of people can initiate the process in a way that can be used by governments, schools, hospital districts, minority citizen groups, etc.. Here is a description of how a group of concerned citizens might set up the process for their community.... Or, the service clubs or just individual citizens can bring forward difficult issues as well, like addressing homelessness, fears about Covid, tax inequities, etc. Key is that this process can be used to establish a an ongoing creative, collaborative community conversation that reaches whole-community conclusions. "We the People" can then provide responsible leadership to elected leaders, community organizations and to the community at large.
Most of our experience with this process is happening in Europe at present. See the Wisdom Councils in Austria.
Setting up a Wisdom Council Process offers a way for a citizens group to ..
Most of our experience with this process is happening in Europe at present. See the Wisdom Councils in Austria.
Setting up a Wisdom Council Process offers a way for a citizens group to ..
- Shift the public conversation away from argument to collaboration ... especially on hot issues like Covid
- Help citizens understand complex issues and the various possible responses to those issues
- Spark meaningful involvement from all citizens ... where "we" make things happen
- Realize breakthrough solutions to impossible-seeming issues ... and build public support for them
- Generate new levels of trust in government and one another ...
- Help elected officials and staff feel greater levels of citizen support ...
- Empower citizens to a new level of "We the People" capability, taking on the responsibility of leadership to the government, institutions and culture.