DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT

DEVELOPING NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT November 2020 Fall Meeting

Working Group Members 2 John Kamensky v Lisa Blomgren Amsler v John Bryson v Anne Khademian v Carolyn Lukensmeyer v F. Stevens Redburn v Michelle Sager v Antoinette Samuel v Kathy Stack v

3 Part 1: Expand Use of Collaborative Governance Approaches

Expanding Use of Collaborative Approaches 4 v v v We believe that developing effective models of collaborative governance would make the country stronger and more resilient as a democracy. No significant public problem fits entirely within one government agency, or one level of government. Our federal system presupposes that all levels and branches of government have an important role to play in the democratic process.

Redefine Roles, Premises 5 Role Responsibilities • Federal • Set broader agenda, national strategy • Coordinate and harmonize the elements of national strategy • Provide flexibility to adapt to local conditions • Encourage portfolio of services/programs to individuals or families State-Local, Non- • Primary responsibility for integrating planning and Profits services Individual • Empower to co-produce or co-create solutions Overall Shifts • From compliance to results; • From standardized to individualized and family-oriented service delivery; and • From mostly top-down planning and coordination to a bottoms-up integrated service delivery that engages recipients.

Five Areas of Existing Opportunities for Greater Collaborative Governance 6 v v Piloting better ways to integrate health and social services Supporting veterans who have returned to their communities. v Preventing and ending homelessness. v Relieving opioid addictions. v Protecting vulnerable children.

Potential Near-Term Actions 7 Beginning in 2021, the federal government should convene state and local governments and their delivery partners to develop a roadmap for joint action v Cross-Agency Priority Goals v Person-centered delivery models v Joint intergovernmental design v Portfolio budgeting v Joint data sharing, analysis v Waiver programs

8 Part 2: Inspiring and Deepening Civic Engagement

Restoring Confidence in Democracy 9 Our country faces a crisis of national confidence in its democratic constitutional foundation v v National Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, sponsored by the American Academy for Arts & Sciences, which examined the state of democratic citizenship. National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, was mandated by law to examine the role of public service in American life – military, national service, and public service. Both undertook a fundamental reassessment of U. S. political institutions, civil society ecosystems, and civic norms

Five Existing Strategies for Improving Citizen-Government Engagement 10 v v v White House-Level leadership Citizen Assemblies Deliberative Democracy Forums Existing Networks of Civic Volunteers Electronic Townhalls

Potential Near-Term Actions 11 Role Actions President & Agencies • Establish a White House Office of Public Engagement and Service • Update the Open Government Directive. • Create reusable platforms/tools for use at the local level Congress & individual Members • Organize Citizen Assemblies • Sponsor Deliberative Dialogue Forums with Members of Congress States & Localities • Expand use of participatory budgeting • Promote Civic Education • Encourage individual participation via “civic recognition credits” Individuals • Participate in Civic Layer – governance decisions • Voluntary public or civic service

12 Resources

Resources 13 v v v National Academy of Public Administration White Papers from Election 2020 Project − “Enhancing Public Governance: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond” − “Engaging Americans and Increasing Public Trust: An Agenda for 2021 and Beyond” Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship (June 2020). “Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21 st Century, ” American Academy of Arts & Sciences National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service (March 2020). “Inspired to Serve, ” − H. R. 6415 - “Inspire to Serve Act of 2020, ”

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