Communities are struggling with inter-related challenges: social isolation, mental health and addiction issues, lack of affordable housing, and disconnects among people of different generations, races, classes, and political parties. How can we create the spaces in our communities where we can turn to each other to reflect on what is changing, find creative solutions, and… Read more
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Working at the Roots: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences
In the state of Washington and elsewhere, communities have reduced rates of a host of health and social problems simultaneously, by focusing on the underlying roots of the problems. Groundbreaking scientific research is pointing to some common roots of many health and social well-being issues facing our families and communities. A landmark study by the CDC and… Read more
Six Conversations that Inspire Change
Note: This guest blog post is from Katherine Golub, a professional coach and consultant with CoreBrillianceAcademy.com in Western Mass. She has been a student in Marlboro College MBA courses I teach. I was happy to see how much she appreciated this book by Peter Block, one of my favorites. Thanks, Katherine! You know those books that you pick… Read more
Strengthening Community Connections in Meeting Design
“The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self-interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole.” – Peter Block One promising area for reconnecting people in communities is the Farm to School movement. Communities across the country are implementing initiatives to increase the amount of local food served in school cafeterias,… Read more