These folks are then brought together to talk about issues of special importance to that population. They explore their shared concerns in ways that uncover insights and possibilities they never thought of before. Many people have had very bad experiences with committees and so are understandably skeptical about the potential of Wisdom Councils. However, Wisdom Councils do not behave like committees.
Dynamic facilitation is unique in the way it evokes and follows the group's energy.
It keeps meetings more fruitful, alive and creative than those most of us are used to. If Wisdom Councils are done regularly, they can sustain a sense of engaged possibility in a whole community. That's the tried and true part. The diversity of random selection will likely be more challenging in a community setting than in an institutional one. But it is precisely in community settings where Wisdom Councils may ultimately have their most profound effect.