When English poet John Donne wrote No Man is an Island in the 17th Century, he probably wasn’t thinking about rural North America in the 21st. And it’s safe to say he didn’t have community...
Community Economic Development Consulting: What We Do, Why We Do It, And How We Can Help You
Community Economic Development Consulting: What is it and why do we do it? On May 9, the Empire-Advance newspaper in Manitoba published a story about me and 13 Ways Inc. under the headline,...
The Politics of Civic Engagement
The Politics of Civic Engagement: A Concept Pushed Too Far? Or a Critical Tool for Your Community’s Success? Civic engagement: what is it? When asked for his secret to a successful political career...
Community Organizing: Examples of Effective Change-Driven Collaboration
Like many things in life, the act of driving change and improvement in our communities is most effectively achieved through collaboration. By bringing together people with a common interest, goal or...
Building A Community & A Culture of Innovation – Innisfil, ON
A Success In Progress Story - The Town of Innisfil is Reimagining Rural Living and Building A Community from Scratch! To imagine the city of tomorrow look no further than the ambitious community of...
Community Development Strategies: The Future vs. The Obsolete
Community development strategies were on my mind the other night when I decided to sit down for an evening to watch a movie. If you watch a movie, on what do you watch it? Do you go on your Netflix...
What is the first step in Community Organizing and Building?
What is the first step in Community Organizing and Building? When we set to work making our communities better we often start with infrastructure issues. We want a new pool, a new arena, and freshly...
Community Development and Building Community
Community development and building community are the single most important jobs on earth. We all want to live in places that are safe, vibrant, and inviting; to work in environments that are...