Community Building, Community Development, Consultation

Conversing to Consult or Conversing to Convince: Implications for Community Building

Living on different continents allows for the immersion into different types of cultures.  The way these differ is a great way of gaining insight into patterns of behaviour that affect our personal development and our contribution to building vibrant communities. A really interesting surprise was the difference between conversation styles in different cultures.  In some,… Read More Conversing to Consult or Conversing to Convince: Implications for Community Building

Community, Putting Humanity back into Arts

Building a House (and a Community) With Cards

Community building is a wonderfully complex process that contains many layers and elements. One of these elements are relationships, in all shapes and forms: between family members, between friends, between lovers, between coworkers, between store workers and customers, between people who regularly commute together, etc. There are many ways to reinforce each of these relationships… Read More Building a House (and a Community) With Cards