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Engagement Place-Based Communities

Three Reasons Why People Don’t Participate In, Start or Grow Projects.

In my last post I sung the praises and promise of Participatory City, a…

October 6, 2021
Engagement Place-Based Communities Placemaking

The Best Community Building Model You’ve Never Heard Of

What if you could dream up some great community-building idea, like a community kitchen…

September 7, 2021
Engagement Place-Based Communities Placemaking Social Trust

No Really – Where’s the Love???

Last month I had published an Op-Ed piece in the Seattle Times, “Where’s the…

August 3, 2021
Place-Based Communities Placemaking

Where’s the love (and $) for Seattle neighborhoods?

Note: This piece originally appeared in the Seattle Times on June 25th, 2021. As…

July 4, 2021
Engagement Social Trust

On the Origins of our Engagement Expectations

Once upon a time people designed and made their own places. Cities, towns, and…

June 1, 2021
Engagement

Community Engagement vs Community Building (in One Handy Chart)

Your local bank. Your favorite soft drink. The big municipal infrastructure project. These days…

May 4, 2021
Placemaking Social Trust

Beyond Community : Transcending Tribalism with Social Trust

They say that the Inuit have 50 words to describe snow.  I am longing…

March 30, 2021
Engagement Place-Based Communities Placemaking

Optimism and Inspiration for Community Lovers

Dare I say it, but optimism is in the air. The light is now…

March 16, 2021
Wallybug Divided
Engagement Place-Based Communities Placemaking

Ladybug Confessions and the Conditions for Good Behavior

A few months ago I opened up the Seattle Times to see an amazing…

March 3, 2021
Place-Based Communities Placemaking Social Trust

Hitting Reverse on the Great Othering

Social trust is the dark matter of our Democracy.  Social trust is what allows…

February 15, 2021
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