Community conversations : mobilizing the ideas, skills, and passion of community organizations, governments, businesses, and people
Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energising citizens and social programmes, reducing crime, or revitalising a troubled neighbourhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which common goals are embraced by a diverse array of people with different backgrounds and needs, and influencers are drawn from multiple sectors, including community organisations, the various levels of government, and businesses big and small. Full of informative and inspiring examples of collaboration, Community conversations captures the essence of creating such conversations and offers ten practical techniques to host conversations in your community
xi, 222 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
9780980923148, 098092314X
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Introduction: A new era in community building
Part I The building blocks of community conversations
Introduction to Part 1
Conversing
Engaging
Collaborating
Casting a vision
Conclusion to Part I
Part II. Ten techniques for community conversations
Introduction to Part II
Conversation cafēs
Peer to peer conversations
The top 100 partners exercise
Future search meetings
Open space conversations
Appreciative inquiries
Common meaning questionnaires
Food, movies ... and conversations
Giving voice to photos
Building learning communities