I gave this presentation at the In Transitions conference in Calgary on June 3, 2010. I gave a much longer version at the Leadership Calgary Governance, Economy and Global Relations Learning Day on May 6, 2010.

1. DJ Kelly dj@djkelly.ca twitter.com/djkelly CivicCampand the State of Democracy

2. Session Outline Introduction to CivicCamp Our current model of democracy and how we arrived here Public wisdom, adaptive government, transparency and accountability Participation Threshold Examples: Porto Alegre, CivicCamp in a Box CivicCamp and the 2010 Municipal Election Group Discussion

6. WISDOM

7. GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ADAPTIVITY PUBLIC WISDOM

8. GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ADAPTIVITY PUBLIC WISDOM TRANSPARENCY

9. GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ADAPTIVITY PUBLIC WISDOM ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY

10. TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ADAPTIVITY PUBLIC WISDOM ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY

11. ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY GOVERNANCE SYSTEM ADAPTIVITY PUBLIC WISDOM ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSPARENCY

12. Power Law Distribution Model 1/Nth, N=relative position to 1st Caring , knowledge, engagement, output, etc Relative position

13. 80/20 Rule 20% of group 80% of output 80% of group 20% of output

14. Participation Threshold Threshold (aka Coasean Floor)

15. The “Institution”

16. Developer/Owner City Planning Department City Council Community Association Immediate Neighbours

17. The “Institution” What about this idea?

19. What is CivicCamp doing for the 2010 elections? 1. About the Candidates. CalgaryDemocracy.ca 2. Candidate Surveys. CivicCamp.Uservoice.com 3. Candidate Forums. Peter Rishaug and Jody Rechenmacher 4. Campaign Issues of Concern to CivicCampers. CivicCamp.org

20. DJ Kelly dj@djkelly.ca twitter.com/djkelly CivicCampand the State of Democracy