Grassroots Enterprises
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
The Times (and the Trust) are a’Changin’
As I sat down to write this blog, I didn’t have a starting point. I wasn’t even sure about the topic. But, being good at procrastinating as well as being ready to be distracted, I did a quick scan of some old blogs on the topic that I wanted to address - trust. And, wouldn’t you know, I found a blog I had written some time ago. Although it was 7 years ago, it seemed to hold up and might even more relevant today.
That particular blog was inspired by an… More...
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Want Honey? Plant Flowers!
My work as the Founder and Principal Collaborator of Campus for Communities of the Future involves delivering a lot of training sessions focused on the how-to’s of strengthening community building. As a result, I’m gaining traction in terms of becoming more comfortable and confident with both the content and delivery. However, I wobbled a bit recently when I started to prepare for a session for economic developers.
After all, up until now I have been talking about community building to people who already understand it is as a priority. That is… More...
Thursday, August 01, 2019
Turning Learning Upside Down
While it really isn’t anything I can explain, every once in a while I stumble across a transformative concept that simply feels right. Sometimes I try to push the concept to the back of my mind because I know implementing that change is going to result in disruption, not to mention a significant amount of work. Ultimately though the concept keeps surfacing and draws me in like a moth to a flame.
While it really isn’t anything I can explain, every once in a while I…
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