The three main barriers to meaningful public engagement

From The Local Economy Revolution: What’s Changed and How You Can Help

Every week, I open The Local Economy Revolution to a random spot and give you a selection…

When Will We Have A Virtual Nation? (And When Can I Sign Up)

The elder children of the Rust Belt 

From the Wise Economy Workshop

Growing up in New Castle, Indiana, identical twins Kelly and Kyle Phelps shared everything — a bed, hand-me-downs from their six older siblings, their school classrooms, and all the rhythms…

The power of story telling 

in Effective Community Engagement

Where the flushes go

Swirl.ly and San Francisco’s sewer system

The average American…

If they were really listening they’d be listening online too

The integrity of community engagement…

The Library: Re-envisioned

A look into what a library could become in the near future

Motivating positive public engagement through love (not fear)

When Billionaires come to play in your yard….

A welcome to Sean Parker’s Brigade