WEBINAR | Rethinking Democracy: Strategies That Put Citizens at the Centre

Webinars and Videos, Community Engagement

The knowledge, skills and leadership of citizens is a rich resource that too often is untapped in community change efforts. And yet, time and again it has been shown that when the assets of residents and community – the context experts -- are recognized and connected they become powerful drivers of community change.

This webinar features Max Hardy, a Citizen Engagement expert from Australia, and profiles some new thinking that reimagines our understanding of democracy in action and offers approaches that honour the wisdom and practicality of ordinary people. Listen as Max and Sylvia reimagine how ordinary citizens are invited and engaged as co-creators of the community’s shared vision of its future.

A New Learning Opportunity

Citizens at the Centre: A Community-Engagement Thought Leader Series
Coming to Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver from May 1-7

The Tamarack Learning Centre is planning a trip to five cities across the country, and we’ve invited along a friend — Australian Citizen Engagement expert Max Hardy — to help you bring new and innovative tools and methods for meaningfully engaging communities and citizens back to your organizations. Join us to strengthen your community engagement practice throughout the lifespan of your project.

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Take Your Learning Further

Learn more and register for Citizens at the Centre: A Community Engagement Thought-Leader Series
Learn more about Max Hardy, and visit his blog
Watch a previous webinar with Max Hardy, Co-Design in Collaboration: Moving From Buy-In to Shared Ownership

Learn More About Max's Examples From the Webinar

Tamarack Institute

By Tamarack Institute

The Tamarack Institute is a connected force for community change. We work with leaders in non-profits, governments, businesses and the community to make work of advancing positive community change easier and more effective. We do this by teaching and writing about collective impact, community engagement, collaborative leadership, community development, and evaluating community impact. We host two learning communities Cities Reducing Poverty and Cities Deepening Community turning theory into action.

Citizens at the Centre: A Community Engagement Thought-Leader Series

Tamarack is excited to present a special one-day workshop with Max Hardy, a leading Australian Community Engagement consultant to share core principles and innovative practices to better engage your community.

Join us and hear case studies from Australia and Canada, as well as techniques and activities that demonstrate innovative ways to meaningfully engage communities/citizens throughout the lifespan of your project.

Citizens at the Centre

A Community Engagement Thought-Leader Series

Tamarack is excited to present a special one-day workshop with Max Hardy, a leading Australian Community Engagement consultant, along with Liz Weaver and Sylvia Cheuy of the Tamarack Institute to learn core principles and innovative practices to better engage your community. Join us in Halifax, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, or Vancouver and leave with the confidence to design and lead efforts to generate effective solutions to address our most challenging community issues.

Citizens at the Centre: A Community Engagement Thought-Leader Series

Tamarack is excited to present a special one-day workshop with Max Hardy, a leading Australian Community Engagement consultant to share core principles and innovative practices to better engage your community.

Join us and hear case studies from Australia and Canada, as well as techniques and activities that demonstrate innovative ways to meaningfully engage communities/citizens throughout the lifespan of your project.

ABCD: Healthy Neighbourhoods, Healthy Cities

Edmonton, AB | May 28-30

This workshop will bring together over 250 community and neighbourhood development practitioners to explore the use of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and explore leading neighbourhood revitalizing techniques. We have brought together for the first time seven of the world’s top authors and practitioners in the field who will offer the opportunity for learners to earn a masters certificate in either Asset-Based Community Development or Neighbourhood Revitalization.

ABCD: Healthy Neighbourhoods, Healthy Cities

Edmonton, AB | May 28-30

This workshop will bring together over 250 community and neighbourhood development practitioners to explore the use of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and explore leading neighbourhood revitalizing techniques. We have brought together for the first time seven of the world’s top authors and practitioners in the field who will offer the opportunity for learners to earn a masters certificate in either Asset-Based Community Development or Neighbourhood Revitalization.

Citizens at the Centre: A Community Engagement Thought-Leader Series

Tamarack is excited to present a special one-day workshop with Max Hardy, a leading Australian Community Engagement consultant to share core principles and innovative practices to better engage your community.

Join us and hear case studies from Australia and Canada, as well as techniques and activities that demonstrate innovative ways to meaningfully engage communities/citizens throughout the lifespan of your project.