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NCI Wins USDA Grant

Published on May 1, 2023
MSU’s National Charrette Institute and Toolbox Dialogue Initiative partnered to win a grant for an Urban and Indoor Agriculture Proposal Development Conference from the USDA’s National Institute of Food & Agriculture.
MSU Research Drives Smart Planning

Published on November 16, 2022
MSU researchers, including Dong Zhao, CM Associate Professor, and Noah Durst, UP Assistant Professor, continue their work designing smart cities with an electric vehicle charging station network within Michigan and throughout the U.S.
NCI partners with MSU’s Toolbox Dialogue Initiative Center to build capacity for collaboration

Published on September 14, 2022
NCI’s September Newsletter
Recognizing High and Low Context Cultures

Published on August 16, 2022
NCI’s director Holly Madill shares her thoughts on the differences between low and high context cultures with Diane Doberneck
Taking time for immersion

Published on July 11, 2022
NCI’s director Holly Madill shares her thoughts on where ‘slow work’ and charrettes intersect.
NCI Launches NEW Online Synchronous Schedule

Published on May 19, 2022
Don't miss out on NCI's newest training opportunity, taking place in the month of June.
The inherent value of a charrette: A discussion with Bill Riddick

Published on March 7, 2022
According to author and facilitator Bill Riddick, charrettes offer transformative opportunities for public engagement and policy-change.
NCI worked with the City of Houghton to become “Charrette Ready”

Published on August 27, 2021
The Charrette Ready Workshop invites residents into the planning stage of the charrette development, engaging members of the community in inclusive charrettes.
MSU’s Michigan Water School receives $100K grant from Erb Family Foundation to partner with the National Charrette Institute

Published on June 24, 2021
Water School helps local and state officials and others increase their knowledge about water management and gain access to tools and resources to help impact their local economy.
NCI expands partnerships during novel coronavirus pandemic

Published on March 4, 2021
NCI gives an overview of their recent partnerships.
NCI offers special for online NCI Charrette System certificate training

Published on November 9, 2020
We are offering a special discount for our online-based NCI Charrette System certificate training from now through Mar. 31, 2021.
Moving forward in an uncertain era

Published on October 9, 2020
NCI’s director Holly Madill shares her thoughts on moving forward during the novel coronavirus and changes in the ways we engage online.
MSU Extension and NCI to host webinar series on effective online meetings in July and August

Published on July 16, 2020
MSU Extension and MSU National Charrette Institute are partnering to deliver a series of webinars to help ANYONE leading meetings to make the most of hosting meetings online.
How to move your community’s master plan process online: A case study

Published on May 15, 2020
A Collaborative Master Plan Process employs multiple online platforms, hears from a wide cross-section of residents, and never misses a beat.
Nearly 700 participated in Charrettes Go Virtual webinar by NCI and FBCI

Published on May 7, 2020
On April 28, NCI and FBCI partnered on a webinar focused on Charrettes Go Virtual: Missoula, Montana Hosts an Online Charrette to Advance a Community Vision. It's part of a new webinar series on virtual engagement.