Articles by Mark McKergow

May 4, 2023

💊 Neighbourhood democracy – why we urgently need new models

Mark McKergow

Conventional democracy does not serve the community or neighbourhood level well. We must find alternative ways to facilitate inclusive action, support those seeking to make a difference (often with tiny resources), and build co-operation. Mark McKergow and Jenny Clarke set out key features of neighbourhood democracy, and suggest relevant practices as inspiration

Mark McKergow

Founder, Village In The City

Mark been an organisational consultant and author for three decades.

He is best known for his development of Solutions Focus and Host Leadership.

He has lately turned his attention to applying these ideas in micro-local community building with Village In The City.

Mark likes to promote ways of working which are both humane AND effective; his Substack column Steps To A Humanity Of Organisation addresses this combination regularly.

He tweets @VllageintheCi2 and @MarkMcKergow

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