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Please visit www.studycircles.net.au for info about how creative conversations are spreading around Oz and check out the Circular Newsletter.

You could also visit Study Circles Australia Blogspot and the Centre for Rural Communities websites.

One Size Does NOT Fit All Indigenous Communities

I recently visited several Indigenous communities in WA’s remote Fitzroy Valley and was impressed by a new network’s comprehensive understanding, sensitivity and sheer determination to create a better ‘now’ for First Australians.

With the ongoing stories of schools right around Australia …

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Trying Hard Is Not Good Enough – Results-Based Accountability

After writing about weasel words, engagement, collaboration etc as well as how governments get feedback from rate/taxpayers I see there is to be a workshop in Results-Based Accountability (RBA), run here in Vic by Community Indicators Victoria.

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How SHOULD Governments Get People To Give Feedback?

In his latest Circular Mark Brophy from Dialogue To Change passed on this gem from Craig Thomler, who writes up his eGovernment and Government 2.0 thoughts online.

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Dialogue To Change Workshop Marrickville, NSW – May 2010

PWF totally supports communities finding ways for all kinds of people to think, talk and work together to solve problems.

Dr Mark Brophy of the Australian Study Circles Network does just this with an Orientation Workshop in Marrickville, NSW …

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Weasel Words? Engagement, Collaboration, Partnerships…

For me, the expression ‘Weasel Words’ captures exactly

“the powerlessness and frustration we feel when confronted by meaningless words delivered with authority. Los Angeles Times about Don Watson’s www.weaselwords.com.au

Although we all KNOW how words become faddish we keep …

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