Governance

An engraving of a Quaker meeting from Colonial America

“Governance” is a geeky word that I think causes many people to glaze over and think that beyond anything we care about in the real world. But the processes we follow are really fundamental to the the quality of the decisions that we make.

Process is More Important than Content – We are too often focused on what is decided rather than the process followed to make the decision. It is the concept of “governance” that is key to a functioning entity of any sort, whether a nation or a school.

Moving Toward a World with no Bosses – A simple framing for our

It’s the Governance, Stupid! – How we make decisions is fundamental to how we are in community with each other, regardless of the content of those decisions.

Educational Transformation? It’s the Governance, Stupid! – The hidden secret to real transformation of our schools… changing the governance model to empower teachers and students.

The Spectatorization of American Politics – A look at the changing of citizen participation in politics from actor to spectator