Listen to the latest episode of When The People Decide to hear Hollie Russon Gilman and Andrew Holland of Participatory Budgeting Durham discuss how participatory budgeting can bring civic power to communities. Political Reform thepeopledecide.show/episodes/202

A new op-ed from Ash Center's Hollie Russon Gilman looks at civic engagement initiatives implemented by cities from around the globe to help boost the public's trust in local government Read her op-ed here ⤵️ nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Hollie Russon Gilman Harvard Ash Center share insights about civic engagement across the globe. Changing the equation with city residents are co-problem solvers.

"From Los Angeles to Lisbon, local governments are testing different models of outreach and participation with the promise of increasing trust and equity in civic processes and institutions," writes Hollie Russon Gilman in her recent op-ed Check it out here ⤵️ nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

"The U.S. federal government should look to cities around the world, including Brazil, Lisbon and Bogotá, which are pioneering and embedding public participation as an everyday practice for policymaking," says Hollie Russon Gilman Learn more here ⤵️ nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

970,000 job openings in state and local governments – initiatives like Staff the Front Lines are key to solving this issue. Nice work, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria. Let’s make city halls the go-to employers for those who care about their communities. sdnews.com/gloria-urges-p…

This week, we explore the changing landscape of local news with Mike Rispoli of Free Press and how outlets like CivicLex are strengthening the relationship between journalists and audiences. pod.link/1624904659/epi…

Too often, local governments take a transactional view of resident engagement. But an effort in City of Tulsa offers local leaders everywhere a different model they can build upon. We outlined four key insights based on the work in Tulsa. Read more: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/what-tuls…

bostonglobe.com/2023/08/18/opi… Latest with Amy Einstein cc DemocracyNext RadicalxChange Healthy Democracy New America Harvard Ash Center

This is the second time I've come across a significant community-wide initiative focused purely on strengthening civic ties and connections between residents. We need more of this to keep us moving forward together. bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/what-tuls…

In a new article from Hollie Russon Gilman, she discusses why a citizen's assembly may be a good solution to repairing our democracy: "Citizens’ assemblies across all levels of government — local, state, and federal — may be just the kind of change people seek." ⤵️ bostonglobe.com/2023/08/18/opi…

It isn't just about delivering good services. The job of mayors today: ✅Navigate #AI for local gov ✅Dream big & compete for federal infra $$ ✅Manage the #migrant crisis ✅Accelerate local carbon transition #CityLab2023 will have it all: bit.ly/3EbPWh3

Great piece on citizen assemblies - the next frontier of democratic innovation - by @harvardash colleague Hollie Russon Gilman The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2023/08/18/opi…

New op-ed from Hollie Russon Gilman and Amy Eisenstein for The Boston Globe on how citizens' assemblies may be the change we need for our fragmented democracy bostonglobe.com/2023/08/18/opi…

AI has been having a moment. Now it’s got a list. Some names you know and some you don’t on the first-ever #TIME100AI list, are shaping this technology with so much potential for good and harm. I appreciate TIME’s thoughtful framing of my work. time.com/collection/tim…

Mayor G.T. Bynum says City of Tulsa’s Equity Dialogues program takes resident engagement to the next level by showing people “how they can be part of citywide efforts to address disparities within our community.” Learn more: bloombergcities.jhu.edu/news/what-tuls…

"Residents trust OCWB to be resourceful and connect them to the proper tools and services across all our departments... that speaks to the importance of building local connections and relationships early on and stewarding those long-term relationships." 👏newamerica.org/political-refo…

Congrats to Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative successful launch of their latest cohort! Empowering city leaders to transform challenges into progress, they welcomed their seventh class of 40 mayors & 80 senior city leaders. We were proud to partner on this important program. #Leadership #Cities

This is *such* an amazing resource by DemocracyNext Claudia Chwalisz cc New America Harvard Ash Center

My thoughts on how cities can better toggle back and forth between daily public service delivery and effectively addressing global challenges that demand local action. ssir.org/articles/entry…