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74% of educators told us a student had tried to injure them. 50% had been physically injured. Those numbers weren't in any database. They came from people who'd stopped expecting anyone to ask.
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May 11
Most hard negotiations fail before the first vote. The room skips the step that makes compromise possible.
New post on what that step looks like in practice, from two of the hardest policy rooms we have run.
#publicpolicy #collaboration
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The most common governance failure isn't disagreement about solutions. It's disagreement about the problem — and nobody names it first.
#Governance #PublicPolicy #TransitGovernance #RTD
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Mar 23
Activity isn't the same as progress. Meetings aren't the same as a process. Our white paper breaks down the difference and how to build something that actually delivers.
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#CDMP #PublicPolicy
#TaskForce #WorkGroup
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Mar 19
"We had the right people. It still didn't work."
Almost always, the problem wasn't the people. It was the process design.
Our white paper breaks down why and what to do differently.
#Facilitation #CDMPs #PublicPolicy
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Mar 18
If it's been stuck, it's probably a design problem, not a policy one.
Breaking Through Gridlock is out today. Free, no gate.
#CollaborativeLeadership #PublicPolicy #Gridlock
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Mar 18
If you've ever sat in a room where everyone is talking and nothing is moving, you know the problem isn't the issue. It's the process. Today, our whitepaper drops providing a practical guide for breaking through gridlock.
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Mar 11
If everyone's talking and nothing's moving, the problem isn't the issue. It's the process.
Final piece in our CDMP series is live. Full white paper drops next week.
#PublicPolicy #CDMPs
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Most task forces fail before they begin.
Not because the issue is too hard but because the process was never built to succeed.
Final piece in our CDMP series is live. Full white paper next week.
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Feb 23
If the room feels chaotic, strong leaders don’t add volume. They add calm.
Under pressure, teams follow the steadiest person in the room.
#Leadership #ExecutivePresence #DecisionMaking
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Feb 18
Too many task forces fizzle out or finish vague. Here's how to close strong—with legitimacy, clarity, and forward momentum.
Full post 👉 confluencepsg.com/closing-st…
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Feb 12
For a work group or task force, the first meeting sets the tone for the whole process. Don’t wing it. Here’s how to prepare a CDMP for launch and avoid common pitfalls.
More 👉 confluencepsg.com/preparing-…
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Who you invite shapes what you decide. In collaborative design making processes, choosing participants is as strategic as the decisions they’ll make.
Details here 👉 confluencepsg.com/choosing-t…
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Jan 26
A Task Force is only as strong as the team behind it. Post 5 in our series on Collaborative Decision Making Processes (CDMPs) walks through some key considerations.
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17 Oct 2025
The #1 task force mistake? Trying to solve too much.
If your scope is too wide, your process won’t go anywhere.
Clear scope = clear outcomes.
#TaskForceTips #Leadership #CDMP #EffectiveGovernance #ConsensusBuilding #PublicPolicy #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
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14 Oct 2025
Our approach to building consensus has helped state & local government leaders, business executives, non-profits & others break through gridlock on some of the most complex, contentious issues.
14 Oct 2025
**Gridlock isn’t a dead end—it’s a sign to change course.**
Here’s how CDMPs help state leaders break through and build real consensus.
Need a process that works across divides? Wed love to talk.
#ConsensusBuilding
#Gridlock #CollaborativeDecisionMaking
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9 Sep 2025
Collaborative processes like a work group or task force have incredible potential to get to the core of the challenge and develop actionable, consensus-based solutions. Today we continue our series with a look at managing these processes. confluencepsg.com/the-engine…
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22 Jul 2025
Thank you @MelanieAsmar for elevating voices of educators & the thoughtful reporting in @ChalkbeatCO on the work of the CO Educator Safety Task Force. Though a CO task force, the issue is nationwide #educatorsafety #schoolviolence #coleg #edcolo chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/…
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