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Economic Development Specialists Visit Needles CA
Bill Davis Consultant for CALED addresses workshop participants in the City of Needles on the fundamentals of Economic Development.
Engaging Workers Reduces Costs by 55%
A powerful story about American Airlines that illustrates how engaging employees in planning to figure out how they are going to reach organizational goals can pay tremendous dividends.
NPR All Things Considered, December 7, 2006
Public Participation Spectrum
A note about the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) matrix.
The Rise in Democratic Governance
A telling quote on the rise of public participation from a book on how local leaders are reshaping politics in the 21st Century published by the National League of Cities.
Collaborative Government
An article in Western Cities Magazine points out the benefits of engaging citizens in public participation.