Becoming connoisseurs of community invention
[caption id="attachment_3376" align="alignright" width="280"] ©Alamy[/caption] A connoisseur is a person who knows a lot about a particular subject. They are thought of as expert judges...
Read More[caption id="attachment_3376" align="alignright" width="280"] ©Alamy[/caption] A connoisseur is a person who knows a lot about a particular subject. They are thought of as expert judges...
Read MoreThis blog is a reposting of Cormac Russell's contribution to Axiom News on February 11th 2016. You can see the original article here. Curator’s Note: The...
Read MoreAccording to Thomas Friedman (2005), globalization has evolved over three phases across recent human history: phase one (1492- 1800) was the globalization of countries, phase...
Read MoreHarry Boyte in “The Citizen Solution” (2009) notes that the rising dominance of experts (technocracy) is hollowing out civic agency throughout American society. This...
Read MoreOver the next three weeks I’d like to look at three particular areas that are breaking down community, namely consumerism, globalisation, and technocracy. Consumerism Walter Brueggemann,...
Read MoreOver the years I have worked with many communities motivated to do something to improve the lot of youth in their community. After coming...
Read MoreSadly ABCD rhetoric is being bandied about in some quarters as a quick fix solution, as is Time Banking, Local Area Coordination and anything...
Read MoreFriday 19th February we are leading a free OpenHouse discussion on Asset-Based Commissioning, in London. The following post explores the challenges that Commissioners and folk who...
Read MoreStorytelling is one of our most important community building tools Here's my two cents on how to tell one. ...
Read MoreJanuary When we lose the ability to care for our neighbours, we also inadvertently chart a course towards a future wherein that carelessness becomes our...
Read MoreIn this short clip I explain what Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) is. ...
Read MoreLast year we had the privilege of some fantastic company on the blogosphere. Thank you for all of your time spent reading; your comments...
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