A Game of Chance: finding our Ginga
August 4, 2016
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Medicine is the preeminent example of using science to interfere with chance and with just cause, at least some of the time. Two of my...
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Why Asset-Based Community Development is not a Model
Asset-Based Community Development is not a model, it is a description of how people join together - at hyper local level - to use...
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ABCD: Origin and Essence by John McKnight
I came to Northwestern University in 1969 after 16 years of neighborhood organizing and civil rights activism. My home base was the Center For...
Read MoreNorth West Employers Annual Conference 2016
-- 13 July 2016 -- Event organised by North West Employers in Bolton (UK) Cormac Russell and Paul Macey were invited to share their thoughts and offer...
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The Best Nest for Asset Based Community Driven Efforts (ABCDE)
Society is often spoken of as if it has only two important dimensions; namely, individuals on the one hand and formal institutions on the...
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Launch of ABCD in England, June 30th 2016
For those that could only be with us in spirit (and Twitter) on June 30th 2016 for the launch of ABCD in England, we...
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A Quick History of the evolution of Civic Power
Once we were free, feral and tribal. We traded among our tribes using gift exchange and bartered with enemies and strangers. Then Pharaohs and their...
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There is no them and us, only us; an EU Referendum response
Today's decision for the United Kingdom to part company with European Union has made the team deeply anxious and our thoughts are with our friends...
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Should the term ‘Community Leader’ go into Room 101?
John McKnight has a passion for jazz. Once a year he becomes a roadie for one week and travels on a bus with an...
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ABCD; It is not about overt positivity
Have you ever watched room 101? The premise of the show is to invite a panel member to offer their frustrations, with a view...
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Should the term asset map be put into room 101?
Have you ever watched room 101? The premise of the show is to invite a panel member to offer their frustrations, with a view...
Read MoreWhere were you when they compressed the atom?
We are delighted to host the reflections of fellow traveller Gareth Hooper. We found this blog to be an incredibly thoughtful and honest reflection...
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