New lenses
Long breakfast this morning with the very talented and thoughtful Indiana-based community developer, Annie Hernandez who poses the quesion for communities seeking growth:
What would it mean for this community to look at itself in new ways?
The power of the question is in its invitation to be creative at the level of models and initiatives.
March 9th, 2006 16:26
I see what you’re saying, but to my ear a more concrete, and no less inviting and creative question might be: “What are new and different ways to see this community?”
To which the juicy asnwers would start with ” As a…” and a similie-fest would follow, converted through a further round of conversation into actual new ways to be in community.
And then we can ask Annie’s question. Second loop learning, and all that…
March 9th, 2006 23:39
That is a brilliant question, Chris. Together, they unleash transformative power that always surprises a community expecting less.
Thankfully.