Category Archives: Community Concerns

The more work I do in the community development, engagement, and improvement spaces, the more I realize that cities and neighborhoods are not that much different from companies. Really, hear me out. Cities are nothing if not complex systems, and the same techniques we’ve learned through empirical evidence to rely on in our workplaces, tendContinue reading “Small, Colocated Teams … er … uh …. Neighbors?”

I’m hooked on a new (to me) TV show. It’s called “Still Standing” and it airs on CBC in Canada. The series, now in it’s 12th season, follows comedian and actor Jonny Harris as he travels to small towns “against the ropes”. He tells the stories of the people in these struggling communities who, againstContinue reading “Life can be hard … but small towns are “Still Standing””

I read a post on LinkedIn recently about the tradition of police officers eating donuts. It explained that the routine arose in the 1950s out of necessity. Cops needed a place to take a break during their late night shifts and the only place open was the local donut shop. Donut shop owners and operatorsContinue reading “Where does real community exist in your city?”