The Community We Want

Searching for The Place We Can Truly Call Home The Community We Want Christopher Wilson & Associates, Ottawa, 2010

Soon your community, like many others, will be challenged as never before ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Issues Are Complex ,[object Object],The knowledge, resources (human and financial), and power (authority and mandate) needed to respond to these issues are widely distributed. No one is fully in control.

The Responses Equally So ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Image Source: Mappa del Potere, Casaleggio Associati, Italy, 2007

Working Together ,[object Object],The last half century -- with its emphasis on patriarchal leadership, hierarchical organizations and centralized governments -- has undermined our culture of community, replacing it with a culture of entitlement where we have come to believe that we are incapable of shouldering collective responsibility or doing things together.

A Community is the Product of Learning How to Be Together How we decide & work together as owners Mobile Community Safe Community Prosperous Community Healthy Community Cultured Community Well Fed Community Energy Self- Sufficient Community Educated Community Community Infrastructure& Buildings Sustainable Community

Community is a Conversation Through Different Media ,[object Object],[object Object]

“ The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Create it” - Peter Drucker ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Present Future Past Past continued Alternative futures Alternative futures

For a Different Future, Change the Conversation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Personal Ownership is Key ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Nobody’s in Charge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How do we begin? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The 13 Buts … ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Together We Can ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting Started ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Basic Collaborative Practices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Final Thoughts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Some Additional Resources ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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