Community
Peter Block
Belonging is best created when we join with other people in producing something that makes a place better. It is the opposite of thinking that I must do it on my own. That wherever I am, it is all on my shoulders and that perhaps I would be better off somewhere else. The opposite of belonging is to feel isolated and always (all ways) on the margin, an outsider. I am still forever wandering, looking for that place where I belong. To belong is to know, even in the middle of the night, that I am among friends.
Peter Block
In the midst of the growing awareness of and innovation in thinking about the need to build community, the dominant practices about how to engage people, civically and organizationally, remain essentially unchanged.
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8 hours 24 min ago"We can create structures of belonging even if we are introverted and do not like to make eye contact. . . ." Peter… https://t.co/yV209KpBqy -
8 hours 26 min ago"To offer structures with the promise of creating community gives leaders relief from the common story that leaders… https://t.co/smzmevpdxl
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8 hours 27 min ago"To belong to a community is to act as a creator and co-owner of that community." Peter Block https://t.co/BZ58kpMOx9
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8 hours 28 min ago"...if we want to fill those empty storefronts, raise our children, engage those wandering on the sidewalks during… https://t.co/mu4sOVaNQx
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8 hours 29 min agoJust posted Part 3 of Peter Block's write-up on #community. Here's one of the nuggets: "To belong is to know, even… https://t.co/pKjkGS6t8D
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9 hours 25 min agoRT @CommunitySeeker: In 2017, 180 people from 21 countries gathered to celebrate the #ABCD Festival. Two years later, the 2nd ABCD Festi… https://t.co/jwmjpwC5F3
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1 day 11 hours agoRT @david_green_uk: LISTEN: Insightful Podcast w/ @KarenJaw and @adrianswinscoe - Applying design thinking to culture change and employ… https://t.co/8BdH4cG22T
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1 day 11 hours agoRT @PeggyHolman: Wow! Now that's what engenders journalism that matters. “the mission of the Guardian since 1821: to use clarity and… https://t.co/lJPQNpAtZy
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2 days 10 hours agoRT @CormacRussell: We will see a considerable increase in wellbeing, when in response to the question: “what matters to you?” Most res… https://t.co/CpTwkm7cLA
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Councils beginning to spread as governments support and fund them
From determining how best to receive refugees to reviewing a large urban development project, Wisdom Councils offer a unique way to engage the insights of citizens on local, regional or state issues.
First used in 2006 in the Austrian city of Wolfurt, Wisdom Councils now take place primarily in Vorarlberg state, Austria, though they have also been held in other places in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
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