Scarcity & remembering the obvious.
August 3, 2018
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The concept of ‘abundant communities’ is vital as it recognizes that the huge reservoir of individual, associational, cultural, economic and ecological capacities we have...
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Communities produce safety; Police deal with crime. (A Singapore Story)
What started out as a desire for his son to play safely in the void deck became a neighborhood’s desire to be safe and...
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A Global Movement of New and More Effective ‘Problem Distribution’
"I hope that people keep weaving this social fabric . . . and the narrative of our urban centres and our rural centres start...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 3 of 3)
"It benefits without pretension, it is content with it’s nature, and therefore can’t be faulted."...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 2 of 3)
That life is a terminal condition should focus us, all the more strongly, on building community as a wise course of action in shaping...
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Thisness: Coming to our Senses (Part 1 of 3)
Start with a focus on that which is external, beyond our own senses and our influence is to inadvertently render that which is proximate...
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Yorkshire Sport Foundation – Active Burngreave
Following on from last week’s blog (Sport as an asset for Community Building) about the community building potential of sports activities, this week we...
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Sport as an asset for Community Building
This is part one of a two part post on sport as an asset for community building. The origin stories of nearly all team...
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How to Ask Better Community Questions: It’s as Easy as ABCD
Joel Zaslofsky engages Cormac Russell in a vibrant conversation exploring the ideas of ABCD, motivations and important aspects to understand....
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What’s in a word?
Recently I’ve been reflecting on the power of language and its ability to influence and fundamentally shape how institutions relate to the communities that...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 2)
The alongsider 'serves while walking backwards' they stand with the person they serve, by seeking the help of community insiders who know their community,...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 1)
Being an alongsider, the shift from being an outside agent to an alongside colleague means supporting those inside a community to support eachother....
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