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Most Public Engagement is Worthless

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“It’s really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don’t know what they want until you show it to them.”

— Steve Jobs

Charles Marohn

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Most Public Engagement Is Worse Than Worthless

I think most public engagement is beyond worthless. I think it actually corrodes the relationships we need in order to build a strong town. Most public engagement, as it is currently conducted, makes our cities worse places.

Ruben Anderson

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Subsidiarity

The concept of subsidiarity can be a loaded one, but I thought this video was so good that I needed to share it. While I would not subscribe to the notion that, “subsidiarity is the answer to good governance,” I firmly believe that we could create healthier feedback loops if government policy was less centralized and provided far more flexibility and responsibility at the local level.

Subsidiarity comes formally from the Catholic church (of which I’m a member), an organization that is very hierarchical yet provides a lot of power and flexibility to local parishes and orders. I’m not going to pretend it works perfectly all the time, particularly with government, yet there are strong bi-partisan arguments to be made for swinging the pendulum in this direction, particularly in a world that is so hyper-connected.

Charles Marohn

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When “Eager to Help” Enables Neighborhood Dysfunction

 

 

 

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