Our most complex challenges can be addressed by working together in community.
Finally its evident that some folk in Washington looked into real ways in which we can adapt to the huge challenges we face.
Finally its evident that some folk in Washington looked into real ways in which we can adapt to the huge challenges we face.
Leadership is coming from the bottom and needs to be encouraged.
The White
House Council for Community Solutions was established by President Obama in December
2010 to share creative ideas and collaborative approaches for building healthy
communities across
America.
One of its
two key priorities is that, "Every American community will have the
knowledge and tools at hand to create successful local "collaboratives"
that are designed to catalyze large-scale change and address their most
pressing community challenges."
The
Council has just released three resources, the foundational one being the
Community Collaboratives Whitepaper.
I don't think the word 'solutions' is the limit of what communities can provide. Solutions are often a way to put off the inevitable need to 'adapt to reality', often referred to as 'evolving as a species'.
Evolution requires innovation, creativity and soul searching. Soul searching leads to aligning with higher values such as compassion. Movements have soul or 'anima'. Soul that animates movements is missing from institutions. Expressive movements that encourage self-directed action among participants are an evolutionary response we can all welcome.
Related Links:
- Download the Council's full Community Collaboratives Whitepaper
- Visit the White House Council on Community Solutions website
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