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‘It’s an amazing thing that people really resist change, even if it’s in their best interest’
Thursday May 28, 2015
Creating the conditions for people to experience “a-ha” moments about new possibilities for their community’s future and how they might take ownership for enabling those possibilities can be a lonely and risky business. The work is rewarding, but it’s a subtle kind of reward — one you have to search for to see, trusting that it will ripple out into long-term, meaningful change.
Cincinnati one of several places reclaiming their economies through neighbourhood economics
Wednesday May 13, 2015
From entrepreneurs in their 20s to established real estate developers, the diversity of people who joined the first few gatherings on neighbourhood economics in Cincinnati had an initiator of the effort, Peter Block, happily stunned.
Initiative takes stock of churches’ assets, explores redirecting them to better serve community
Tuesday May 12, 2015
Carla Leon never knows what kind of response she’ll get when she picks up the phone to cold-call church leaders in Calgary about a new initiative designed to help churches re-imagine who they are in their local communities. But she’s certainly most energized when people instantly “see the light.”
‘There is a lot of untapped energy and capacity in Calgary to make this happen,’ founder says
Friday May 1, 2015
From choosing to live in cohousing to investigating how church buildings might become community hubs, Sarah Arthurs’ life and work pulses with the themes of community and innovation.
It takes time to find your own voice: Griet Bouwen
Wednesday April 29, 2015
Since Griet Bouwen chose to leave a stable job to work on her own more than two years ago, she’s been struck with how challenging the inner journey has been for her. More than figuring out business plans or branding, the main struggle has been finding her own voice. But this spring, she feels she’s finally come into her own. In this story she shares what’s worked for her, as well as what she’s still dreaming about.
An invitation for stories that add meaningful nuance to research
Thursday April 23, 2015
On average, most individuals in Canada are generally satisfied with their lives as a whole, research released this week reveals. On a scale of zero to 10, the average level of life satisfaction that participants identified was eight or about an A minus.
Group in Salmon Arm, B.C. introducing cycle of community conversations
Wednesday April 22, 2015
Salmon Arm, B.C. is showing what’s possible through moving away from the “great optimism” of the last century — the idea that if we could draw the most brilliant, rational people around us, we would arrive at some kind of utopia — to establishing what resident Erik Bjorgan is calling “new habits as a community.”
Neighbour walks raise consciousness of appreciation and caring
Friday April 17, 2015
The road to revolution begins with a walk through the neighbourhood.
That’s what’s sparking for Mike Butler and Dan Benavidez as what they call “the Belonging Revolution” unfolds in their community of Longmont, Colorado.
Evidence shows people who think they live in a good community are happier
Thursday April 16, 2015
After 15 years of intensive research into what makes for happy lives, John Helliwell is most energized by this theme – the power of the social compared to the material in making people happy.
Residents experimenting with creating sustainable processes that foster deep inclusion
Monday April 13, 2015
When a job placement required her to relocate to the Village of Delburne, Alberta 13 years ago, Laurie-Anne Lemmon decided she wouldn’t get involved in the community.
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