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  • New Hampshire Public Conversations on School Redesign and Student-centered Learning: Pittsfield, NH

    Dec 5 '12
    Author: 
    Toni Lynn Lozzi

    Definition

    The Pittsfield School  District discovered they needed to re-vamp their school systems. With a grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation they started research into how they could transform their schools. The main focus was designing a community conversation to help uncover teh underlying issues and develop possible solutions. This is the beginning of what plans to be a long-term plan of change.

  • noddr market democracy

    Sep 28 '12
    Author: 
    Henri Nathanson

    Definition

    Continuious market oriented liberal political system.

    Problems and Purpose

    Efficiency of political decision making.

    History

    Started as a research project in 2005. Research ended Mai 2012. First prototypes online since March 2011. 

    Participant Selection

    The system is useful for constituted groups only, which follow a certain aim.

  • Representative Town Meeting

    Jul 30 '12
    Author: 
    Robert Richards

    Definition

    Representative Town Meeting is a method of participatory self-government applied to municipalities. It is common in New England in the United States, and has its origins in congregational self-government exercised within the English Independent or Congregationalist churches.

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  • Constitution

    Jul 13 '12
    Author: 
    Alex Linsker

    Definition

    A Constitution is the top-most governing document of an organization. It defines the various types of autonomy (the roles) people have. It limits powers of the main leaders. It allows for amendments. It provides various rights either implicitly or explicitly. It provides measurable processes, whether in elections, decision-making, who does what work, or otherwise.

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  • Participatory democracy

    Jul 12 '12
    Author: 
    Alex Linsker

    Definition

    Participatory democracy is where people work together, doing hands on work, to get visible results.

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