From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <dante.monson@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Subject: Cultural thread into the context of Community ( and Community Engagement )
To: econowmix@googlegroups.com, global-survival@googlegroups.com
http://collaborationdna.com/2013/03/25/community-culture-cdna/
cultural thread into the context of Community.
This now brings into focus a discussion of relationships, place, and some sense of a common good or goal or set of goals. I like the way Peter Block broadly frames the ideal common ground of a productive, engaged community, paraphrasing him:
“In terms of possibilities, what can we create in this place together?”
As we unpack the Community dimension, let’s start first in the Social Change context (column E, in the above framework), and address questions that would be associated with cell “E2″ ..
- Q1. What cultural forces are constructive in a community vs. problematic?
- Q2. How important are relationships in a community vs. focus on specific topics/issues?
- Q3. When and why do community stakeholders (aka “citizens”) participate & engage?