Art community in Hamilton living out a community conversation
In this campaign so far the majority of the conversations that have been collected have involved people sitting down together and talking. But not all conversations are done through words. Others are done through actions, a community coming together to form something beautiful. This is the case with...
Art community in Hamilton living out a community conversation
In this campaign so far the majority of the conversations that have been collected have involved people sitting down together and talking. But not all conversations are done through words. Others are done through actions, a community coming together to form something beautiful. This is the case with Hamilton’s...
Planting seeds starting this Spring
A friend had an idea that lit a spark in more and more people. Now, 18 months later we have 8 acres,community partners, volunteer farmers and a start-up grant! We're ready to plant.
Rants, Ideas, and Some Debunking
Boldly seeking out smartypants in St. John's. Cool Dudes are reading & talking community development.
Unsure, a little terrified and desperately in need of mentorship I formed the Cool Dudes Community Development Book Club in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Bringing play to working groups
Work and play can both be effective tools for group communication and development
Finding Group Meaning
Hearing MANY meanings behind words can move groups towards a collective understanding, definition and goal. What "word" could use a clarity check-in for your organization/group?
The Art of Making Connections to Resolve Disputes
getting real, not getting it right
Being together with our deepest questions, our vulnerabilities and open hearts gets us to what is really real in our work, and in our lives. This allows us to lead from a very, very powerful place. It is not "what can i get from this", but who can we become by really showing up to deeply serve the need...
I read this exciting article today about a new format for blowing the boundaries out of the poetry world. George Murray has a new concept that is reaching out to a community of artists well beyond the walls of the formal poetry world. I cant wait to see the creature that NewPoetry becomes.
How to strengthen the relationship between cultural groups in conflict? Here's 15... I recorded these after participating in a Aboriginal / Non-Aboriginal storytelling circle at a recent Truth and Reconciliation Commission conference in Victoria. They answer: "Where do we go from here (along the...
Principles for working together in an organization
An Interview with Raising a Village
