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Join us to learn why some assemblies deliver real impact, and others don’t. And what we've learned about effective advocacy and assembly design.

Students at CUNY's Hunter College aim to cut campus waste through a citizens assembly, a democratic model that's gaining traction in New York.

Innovation requires experimentation, and today's most impactful experiments improving our democracy are happening around the world. How can we bring them to the United States? This was the question t...

Good Governance: DSG Leaders Learn From Europe’s Democratic Innovators On May 21-24, the Deliberative State Governance cohort of bipartisan state leaders, including KY Secretary of State Michael G. A...

Generations of Americans have grown up with the Founders' vision of a government that serves the common good, guided by the will of the people. As the country approaches its 250th anniversary, how wel...

US cities are turning to randomly selected residents to help resolve divisive policy debates

We are honored to announce the members of FIDE - North America's 2026 Deliberative State Governance cohort! We founded DSG with one goal in mind: to share with state leaders the value of Citizens’ Ass...

Most Americans have never heard of a civic assembly. Which is a shame, because they work. A civic assembly brings together a representative group of people, shares balanced information from experts, ...

Happy Launch Day, FIDE - North America! This past Saturday, we celebrated our 2nd birthday! Since our formation 2 years ago, our organization has grown exponentially, building an incredible collabora...

What if everyday people had a real say in the decisions that shape their communities?

Can dialogue lead to real change on campus? Join us for an interactive session with Dr. Marjan Ehsassi, Executive Director of the Federation for Innovation in…

REGISTRATION FOR COCAP CIVIC ASSEMBLY WORKSHOP

For the past few months, FIDE - North America has been working closely with City of Dayton staff providing technical guidance and as a proud member of the Advisory Board and lead evaluator in anticipa...

On February 18th, FIDE - North America’s new Deliberative State Governance initiative launched its inaugural workshop, the most senior level convening on Citizens’ Assemblies ever in the United States...

A civic assembly of 40 volunteers will be asked to draft policy for AI use in county government.

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FIDE - North America advances a democratic culture that is inclusive, responsive, deliberative and holds government accountable in between elections. Committed to a democratic process through systems ...

In this special "Dayton in Focus" episode of the podcast Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein talks with Michelle Riley, CEO of the Foodbank, Inc., and Mike Squire, Division Manager of Community Enga...

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Join us to learn how deliberative democracy can reinvigorate citizen engagement and address key deficits in our society and our governance structures Drawing on extensive field research across four co...

When politicians fail to solve thorny policy issues, they should put the question to a House of the People.