Three keys to successful meetings
Why does NCI teach meeting planning in our NCI Charrette Management and Facilitation™ course? A well-run meeting can propel a charrette forward by building understanding and decisions that are...
View ArticleWant better communities? Engage them better
By Kelly Morphy, Better! Cities & Towns Note: This article is published in the October-November 2012 issue of Better! Cities & Towns It’s very likely that most people reading this piece...
View ArticleKey Learnings from our Michigan Charrette
Earlier this month, NCI led a 7-day charrette to create a vision for the 21-mile stretch of Michigan Avenue/Grand River Avenue from the Lansing Capitol through East Lansing out to rural Webberville,...
View ArticleNational Charrette Institute and the Consensus Building Institute
The Consensus Building Institute is a leader in the field of negotiation and dispute resolution. Their value of collaboration toward a mutual gain solution syncs with NCI’s inclusive charrette process....
View ArticleNCI Charrettes + Design Thinking – Recorded Webinar
Originally presented on October 21st, in this 30-minute webinar, Bill Lennertz, NCI Executive Director, shows how NCI is combining the accelerated collaborative charrette workshop process with design...
View ArticleTop 5 tools for Design-based Public Participation
Check out our latest free webinar presented by NCI Executive Director, Bill Lennerz. Learn about our latest tools, developed and tested on-the-ground for NCI projects in Denver, Norman, OK and Memphis....
View ArticleThe Zen of Charrettes: The magic of three feedback loops with space to get it...
The Zen of Charrettes: The magic of three feedback loops with space to get it wrong twice This is part of a series on The Zen of Charrettes. Reflecting on my decades of managing charrettes, I...
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