Communities produce safety; Police deal with crime. (A Singapore Story)
July 27, 2018
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What started out as a desire for his son to play safely in the void deck became a neighborhood’s desire to be safe and...
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A Global Movement of New and More Effective ‘Problem Distribution’
"I hope that people keep weaving this social fabric . . . and the narrative of our urban centres and our rural centres start...
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Yorkshire Sport Foundation – Active Burngreave
Following on from last week’s blog (Sport as an asset for Community Building) about the community building potential of sports activities, this week we...
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Sport as an asset for Community Building
This is part one of a two part post on sport as an asset for community building. The origin stories of nearly all team...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 2)
The alongsider 'serves while walking backwards' they stand with the person they serve, by seeking the help of community insiders who know their community,...
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The Paradox of the Alongsider: Serving While Walking Backwards (Part 1)
Being an alongsider, the shift from being an outside agent to an alongside colleague means supporting those inside a community to support eachother....
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They Drank no Wine (My last prescription)
As practitioners if we figure out how to be good guests (alongsiders) in the lives of those we serve, it will show in our...
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4 Invisible Assets Waiting to be Discovered
The ego versus eco choice is made every day, it is important therefore, for democratic process and cultural wellbeing that we as residents remind...
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Show or Tell
Actions speaking louder than words is start point, but you need to consider what you are communicating: authentically showing up is recognising you can’t...
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Touchstone Eight: Celebrate every step of the way
We’ve covered a lot of ground over the last two months in this series, entitled: The Eight Touchstones of Community Building. We’ve also shared many...
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Touchstone Seven: Implementation
Touchstone seven recognizes that civic actions can start with either an outside in (external orientation) or inside out (internal orientation)....
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Touchstone Six: Visioning and Planning
Once a strong connection is built with the community, it’s time to look to the future and envision what it could look like in...
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