Civic Engagement

Justice Stephen Breyer on the Future of the Supreme Court

Justice Stephen Breyer discussed the Supreme Court’s vacancy and the importance of civic education.

We Should All Speak to People We Don’t Agree With. Here’s How

Civic life is better when we engage with the other side.

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‘People Need To Feel That Their Feedback Has Been Heard, That People Are Very Responsive To Their Contributions, That It Matters. That’s Ultimately What It’s About.’

This interview with Karin Brandt, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, coUrbanize, is the twenty-second and final interview in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators interview series.

‘It Would Be Amazing If Residents Met the People Who Are Actually Out On the Streets Implementing Policy.’

This interview with Nick DeMonner and Maggie Henry of Seneca Systems is the twenty-first in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

‘Civic Engagement Is Important Because Ultimately It’s the Best Version of Every Single Person in the Community.’

This interview with Josh Carpenter, Director of Innovation and Economic Opportunity, City of Birmingham, is the nineteenth in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

‘For Engagement to Really Have an Impact, it Needs To Be an Ongoing Dialogue’

This interview with Grayce Liu, General Manager, Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, City of Los Angeles, is the eighteenth in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

Civic Engagement: It’s for the Long Haul

The final set of interviews in our Listening to Inclusive Innovators series addresses civic engagement.  These interviews are powerful on their own, and also serve as great counter-points to the previous set of posts on co-creation.

‘Civic Engagement Is Relationship Building That Fosters an Ethic of Reciprocity and a Culture of Collaboration.’

This interview with Robin F. Bachin, Assistant Provost for Civic and Community Engagement and the Charlton W.
Tebeau Associate Professor of History, University of Miami is the seventeenth in the Center for Urban Innovation’s Listening to Inclusive Innovators series.

How to Practice Civic Engagement in 2018

Resolve to be a more active citizen with these four tips.