Cooperation

“Convening is about creating a place and an invitation for people to show up and take responsibility for the well-being of the whole.” – Peter Block   This post is also available in: Español (Spanish) Português (Portuguese)   The WKKF Global Fellows Network recently gathered for a virtual conversation with Peter...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and structures of belonging.  This episode is the Abundant Community Conversation from August 2 where Amy Howton speaks with Meg Wheatley and Peter Block about the new edition of Meg’s...

While the ideas and ideals around "community" and living IN community are appealing, are we really ready for it? What fears and hesitations do we hold? What about introverts - does living in community work only for extroverts who...

For all of human history, societies have depended on communal work to sustain themselves into the (often unpredictable) future. However, at a certain point, that all changed. Market forces took over, and communal projects ceased to have the same...

Polarization is spiraling both the US and globally, reducing trust, distorting facts, disrupting relationships, and quietly dividing communities. Where are the spaces for reconciling worldviews and repairing the harm that has come from an increasingly hostile and extreme political...

This reflection draws from the collective insights of approximately 60 members of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute, who come from all walks of life and hail from diverse backgrounds. Their focus on local level initiatives and activities have provided...

The Stewards of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute indicated that the development of a neighborhood culture is the new frontier for asset-based community-driven work. The following list is a result of their understanding of culture building activities that reach...

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging. In this episode, Common Good partnered with April Doner and the Abundant Community to speak with Yuki Jackson.   Yuki Jackson...

What possibilities exist if we stopped waiting for someone else to take on an issue in our community? Originally published on Axiom News, this story from Ontario gives us a glimpse into the answer regarding the crisis many communities...

"Growing community is like growing food. It's a lot of work. You gotta till the soil. You gotta plant the seeds. You gotta have the right weather conditions. Community is just like that. You start with what you have...