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David Chrislip & Carl Larson
Collaboration is the forgotten skill in community building and in leadership. It could be the most important skill of the 21st Century.
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The rediscovery of ourselves as democrats (small "d") begins with our commitment to a place and the human and natural community that calls it home.
From unions to civil rights, Horton and his Highlander School were are the cutting edge of helping people to understand their world and organize to change it.
How do you write a story about the power of storytelling? Simmons does and the story is fascinating.
"People make decisions on what the facts mean to them, not on the facts themselves. The meaning they add to facts depend on their current story. People stick with their story even when presented with facts that don't fit. They simply interpret or discount the facts to fit their story. This is why facts are not terribly useful in influencing others. People don't need new facts -- they need a new story."
"People irrationally believe they are rational."
Sustained conflict narrows our vision of what is possible. Kahane offers examples of how to work through the worst of problems.
"Open listening is the basis for all creativity."
Isaacs offers a way to move beyond limiting debate to understanding and problem solving.
"Dialogue is a conversation with a center, not sides. It is a way of taking the energy of our differences and channeling it toward something that has never been created before."
Regulation, Markets, and Choices in Transportation and Metropolitan Land Use
Jonathan Levine
The
Company We Keep:
Reinventing Small Business for People, Community, and Place
last update on 3.02.06