Paul Connery on Deep Democracy

Paul Connery joins Imogen to discuss community development approaches, participatory methods, and how grassroots initiatives can create sustainable social change.

Paul Connery: LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-connery-335708100/

Discussed in the podcast:

Homeless Link: https://homeless.org.uk

Lankelly Chase: 'Hard Edges'

Arnold Mindell: https://www.aamindell.net/worldwork

Greg & Myrna Lewis: https://www.lewisdeepdemocracy.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopEn-d_xqL6WVYFtXe-M03dpR-b7vm6oB9zwH0y9vKy_-be3Lue

Imogen runs a social research consultancy Imogen Blood & Associates:

https://www.imogenblood.co.uk/

She also provides MSC training:

https://www.seralliance.org/

 

Chapters

 

0:00 - intro

1:45 - Paul's background

3:05 - Co-production with multiply disadvantaged groups

8:42 - What is Deep Democracy?

12:50 - Building better teams

16:45 - Managers’ roles

20:05 - 5 stages of Deep Democracy

29:50 - As an informal tool

30:10 - Improving decision-making

30:56 - Role of the facilitator

38:52 - Purposeful inclusive meetings

40:52 - Online v face-to-face

43:55 - Change for groups

47:00 - Potential in different settings

48:45 - Personal change

51:00 - The wisdom of the minority