I’m in Denver this week at the “Community Matters” conference from the Orton Family Foundation. This is a new network for me: town planners, small town advocates, and people who care about the heart and soul of their community. I’m engrossed in getting to know their work and them. The intellect and attention to detail … Continue reading Stories, Flash Mobs and Community Matters
From the Archives, 2012: Years ago I had a category in my blog, Community Indicators. I have always been interested in developmentally understanding (and maybe even evaluating) the health of groups, communities and networks. These happiness indicators below from June Holley still ring true. (The image I added does as well, a little card the … Continue reading Happiness in Networks and Community Indicators
I found another almost intact unpublished post from 2008. It still resonates for me. For you? Will Richardson sent out a tweet today noting the admissions page of the College of the Atlantic. This line caught my eye. (Alas, dead link… this is what happens when you resurrect a 13 year old blog draft. I … Continue reading Community is not a one shot deal
While the quote below may look unusual, it is not. My blog is not about politics. It is not about insurance. But for years it has been, under the cover of “collaboration,” and “work,” about doing what matters, about living life to use our talents and blessings. For some, that means working for themselves. For … Continue reading Why Health Insurance Matters
Last Monday I was a guest of the Leadership Learning Community for an short online gathering. The description was pretty loose and they expected around 50 people to show up. Communities, Networks and Engagement: Finding a Place for Action We have so many online tools at our disposal to theoretically connect and activate engagement with others. But … Continue reading Follow-up from the Leadership Learning Community Webinar