APRIL SESSION INFORMATION
Creative Class Panel Bios - Sherri Davis, Kate Hawkins, Jeff Stepakoff, Rob Parker
Diversity and Inclusion Workshop Bio - Mattice Haynes
Mattice Haynes Powerpoint: Fayette slides revised
Homework Assignment for May Session – GOVERNANCE & CIVIL DISCOURSE (Thursday, May 19)
Debate Format
TED Talk: A Conservative’s Plea to Work Together
ARTICLE: The Seven Habits of Highly Depolarizing People (see email 5/3/16)
TED Talk: The Lost Art of Democratic Debate
TED Blog: The Secret Ingredient that Makes Some Teams Better than Others
BLOG: How to Deal with Trolls on Social Media
ARTICLE: Getting Beyond the BS of Leadership Literature
ARTICLE: America’s Obsession with Social Media is Undermining the Democratic Process
LF 2016 Class Contact List
LF TEAM ASSIGNMENTS
Class Project Links
2015 Atlanta Civic Health Index
2012 Georgia Civic Health Index
National Conference on Citizenship Studies
Atlanta Regional Commission
Carl Vinson Institute
Atlanta Regional Commission – State of the Region Address
ARC State of the Region Keynote Speaker: Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO of CivicAction Toronto
Fayette Visioning Competitive Assessment Data and Vision Plan Documents
NEW LINK: http://censusviewer.com/county/GA/Fayette (when you drill down to links at bottom, interesting data)
Book Recommendations
Crisis Point: Why We Must and How We Can Overcome Broken Politics in Washington and Across America
Heart of the Nation: Volunteering and America’s Civic Spirit – John Bridgeland
The Character of Leadership – Jinkins & Jinkins
Bowling Alone – The Collapse and Revival of American Community – Robert Putnam
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard – Chip and Dan Heath
The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Great Results
The Road to Character - David Brooks