Episode #3: The Power of Listening: Civic Engagement in 2020 w/ Kim Borchers

Kim Borchers is the President and Owner of Bird Dog Recruitment & Consulting LLC. She also served as the Executive Director of Leadership Development at a National Think Tank called The Foundation for Government Accountability. She's spent 20 years in grassroots movements and was Chief of Staff for Governor Sam Brownback in Kansas.

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Kim Borchers is the President and Owner of Bird Dog Recruitment & Consulting LLC. She also served as the Executive Director of Leadership Development at a National Think Tank called The Foundation for Government Accountability. She’s spent 20 years in grassroots movements and was Chief of Staff for Governor Sam Brownback in Kansas.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-borchers-8758385/

Episode breakdown:

5:45 - How to successfully engage with your community

9:00 - Introduction: What is civic engagement?

9:50 - Benjamin Franklin on the responsibility of citizens to protect the republic

16:50 - Eric Liu video: why ordinary people need to understand power

17:20 - Putting it in Context

19:30 - The values promoted by civic engagement

27:30 - Democracy in America by Alexis de Toqueville

34:10 - Free To Choose by Milton and Rose D. Friedman 

36:30 - Current Challenges and Areas for Reform

40:30 - The courage to elevate the conversation

41:40 - Media and the dangers of confirmation bias

59:30 - Citizen academies

1:07:30 - Path to civic leadership

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Listen to Lead | Clip from The Civic Leader #3

What Civic Engagement Creates | Clip from The Civic Leader #3

The Roadmap to Civic Engagement | Clip from The Civic Leader #3

Civilize the Conversation | Clip from The Civic Leader #3