http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:27:42 CST en-us http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/594 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/594 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:51:38 CST Richard C. HarwoodRecently, Governor Howard Dean re-launched his new organization, Democracy for America. He said that he is "building a movement in the common interest" by "confidently advancing an agenda rooted in hope and real American values."The skeptics will argue that it is not possible to create a new grassroots organization, that people are too apathetic or fickle. Those of us who have traveled the nation listening to Americans know otherwise. There is a yearning within people to... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/595 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/595 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:56:56 CST Making Good on our Promises 9/11 is now two years behind us. Rather than look back, what should we expect of our nation, of ourselves, as we move ahead?After 9/11 we heard promises that politics would improve, news media coverage was to become more serious, and citizens were to be more involved. It's fair to say that after an initial surge of activity, such long-term changes haven't come about.I have spent the last two years crisscrossing America talking with ordinary citizens, civic... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/596 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/596 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:58:10 CST Just How Patriotic Are We? As America looks forward to a long weekend celebrating its birthday, our thoughts naturally turn to patriotism. In the aftermath of the war in Iraq, and as the first presidential campaign after 9/11 heats up, the subject takes on a new importance.The word patriotism means devotion to one's country - love of country. It means that we hold such pride in our communities, and in this nation, that we are willing to stick with them even when we no longer like what they... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/598 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/598 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:01:45 CST A new kind of patriotism by Richard C. Harwood- Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2002BETHESDA, MD ñ On this July 4th, Americans are called to take a hard look at the meaning of patriotism and their own relationship to it. During the past year, a patriotic fervor spread across our great land: Flags adorned buildings and cars, donations were made to relief funds, and patriotic hymns were sung. Now, Independence Day brings even more patriotic displays ñ car ads, professional sporting... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/599 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/599 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:03:03 CST Four Things Citizens Can Do Moving forward, with awareness, in a tenuous new worldby Richard C. Harwood - msnbc.com, October 1, 2001WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 ó What is a citizen to do? We can watch the polls as they tell us we are ready to go to war. We can display the flag to demonstrate our patriotism. We can turn to our grief, which sometimes overwhelms us. But there is more than that to be done. Now we must step back and consider our future. That will require a different kind of engagement on... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/600 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/600 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:05:39 CST Stop Polling. Start Thinking by Richard C. HarwoodWar policy should not be set by opinion pollsWASHINGTON, Sept. 15 - Already the public opinion poll results are stacking up. So now, each day we will hear competing numbers - one telling us how many are dead from the ghastly attacks on America, the other on how willing Americans are to go to war. The first is a tragedy, and the latter a perilously foolish exercise. What America needs is some room to think about recent events, not more polling... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/601 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/601 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:07:00 CST Public Benefit: Entree or Side Dish? Consider this scenario for just a moment: what if all public sector organizations were now required to hang out a sign in their window, "Open for Business!" or "Business Practices R Us!" or "We're Business-Certified." Sounds like a silly idea, right? But it is the kind of direction we're moving in all across the nation. It spells trouble for public sector organizations and can be bad news for America.Throughout the country many public sector organizations... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/602 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/602 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:11:20 CST Toxic Talk in the Public Square Bitterness, hubris of presidential recount festerby Richard C. Harwood - msnbc.com, January 5, 2001Jan. 5 ó The jockeying around the Bush presidency is in full gear with the recent naming of Cabinet members, the many visits to Capitol Hill and the maneuvering of different political forces. But amid this political intrigue an underlying challenge continues to nag us. What will become of the horrendous hubris that so marked the presidential recount and which... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/603 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/603 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:13:38 CST Count on Instincts and Electoral College by Richard C. Harwood- philly.com, November 16, 2000The uncertain outcome of the presidential election is a great blessing on this nation. But what will we choose to do with it?As the drama has drawn out, we have often put forth the worst of ourselves. Shrill and zealous voices come from all corners about how the nation is near constitutional crisis. Given this rhetoric, you might think the United States had never before endured a trying time.The... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/604 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/604 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:16:13 CST Perplexed, But Not Divided by Richard C. HarwoodAmerica is not split into two warring factions: More likely, weíre on hold until we figure out a few things- msnbc.com, November 10, 2000WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 ó No matter who wins the White House, the conventional wisdom emerging from Tuesdayís election is that we live in a deeply divided nation. But that analysis sorely misreads America today and can easily take the next president, news media and our nation down the wrong path. Thereís much... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/605 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/605 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:21:23 CST Gore's Guilt Trip by Richard C. HarwoodIs a vote for Nader really a vote for Bush?- msnbc.com, November 1, 2000Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader tells supporters in Michigan he is no spoiler: "You can't spoil a political system that's spoiled to the core," he said.WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 ó Conventional wisdom has it that in just a handful of days Ralph Nader may help to snatch victory from the hands of Al Gore. Thereís lots of urgent talk about how Gore should handle Nader. But... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/606 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/606 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:22:57 CST Able, But Willing? by Richard C. Harwood- The Tampa Tribune, October 19, 2000Much is being made about how the presidential candidates have failed to connect with the American public this year. But are the candidates alone responsible for that? For no matter how well - or poorly - the candidates perform, at some point individual Americans must step forward to do their part. That's not happening today.Too many of us have become "delinquent citizens," as one woman put it to me recently in one... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/607 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/607 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:25:26 CST Are We Done Now With the Posturing? by Richard C. HarwoodSmiles and smirks arenít enough; Americans want a coherent vision of the future- msnbc.com, October 10, 2000Oct. 10 What if you set out to read a book and all you found behind the front cover was a list of characters, a bit on what they look like and pages of random snippets of dialogue? Youíd be terribly confused, turn away in disgust and wonder where the story is. Thatís the problem with the presidential debates and the entire... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/608 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/608 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:26:44 CST Practicing the Politics of Politeness by Richard C. HarwoodMajor-league blunders aside, this has been a clean, fair presidential race ó so far- msnbc.com, September 19, 2000Gov. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney take the stage Sept. 4. in Naperville, Ill. Bush used an expletive to describe a reporter in the crowd to Cheney, unaware an open microphone captured the remark.Sept. 19 - The big choice is coming. Will Gov. George Bush and Vice President Al Gore stay the course of trying to raise our... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/609 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/609 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:28:04 CST Embracing Idealism by Richard C. HarwoodGore issues a call to action: How will voters respond?- msnbc.com, August 17, 2000Washington, Aug. 17 - In his acceptance speech in Los Angeles tonight, Vice President Al Gore presented himself as the presidential candidate on the side of the people, not the powerful. Invoking the names of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the two slain Kennedy brothers, he and other Democratic leaders at the convention reminded voters all week of the partyís roots and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/610 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/610 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:29:32 CST Democratic National Convention - Day 2 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCWelcome back Mr. Harwood.Good to be back!THE_RAGING_PATRIOT-g says: Why does the democratic convention seem so borring, they use to be exciting but they seem to have lost their edge with the Youthsteve_baxley-guest says: I thought the conventions were about as interesting as a riot at a BMW deaership, where is the spontaniousness, were is the chuspah!..WHERE IS THE EXIT!!!!!!!!!!Did they really used to be so... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/611 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/611 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:30:40 CST Democratic National Convention - Day 1 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCWelcome back Mr. Harwood!Good to be back. I look forward to hearing everyone's questions.Let's start with Clinton's speech last night.....donus-guest says: The Clinton speech was just like he is--all about me--good rhetoric and no truth, no substanceI thought it was vintage Clinton. Great rhetoric in the best sense of the word. Defended his 8 years and pushed Gore to the forefront. The question is whether or... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/612 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/612 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:31:43 CST Creative Compassion by Richard C. Harwood- msnbc.com, August 3, 2000Aug. 3 - Texas Gov. George W. Bush's notion of "compassionate conservatism" has resonated with Republicans gathered in Philadelphia this week. Colin Powell got the party started early on in the convention, when he asked Americans to treat all children in America as their children. The crowd was brought to its feet in wild approval. But what happens when the speeches end, the confetti stops and the crowd goes home? What will... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/613 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/613 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:33:21 CST Republican National Convention - Day 4 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCMSNBC-Will: Ok guys, I have Rich Harwood here. I have some handsome questions here, so let's go. Welcome Mr. Harwood. Welcome back I mean. :)MSNBC-Will: KATIA2001 says: I am a independent voter do not know which candidate I will vote for many of my friends are still undecided so far I've seen nothing in Republican convention and the speeches that have moved me to vote for Bush. I am now waiting on the... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/614 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/614 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:34:37 CST Republican National Convention - Day 3 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCMSNBC-Will: Welcome back Mr. Harwood. By the way, we haven't really promoted anything of yours yet in these chats. I know your piece went up on the site today, if not yet, soon. I'll have the link for that. And I should mention that your organization has a site, http://dev.theharwoodinstitute.org/ Ok, let's get started.ASKMSNBC: guest-Katia says: Mr Harwood, can you tell me why people get so angry during the... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/615 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/615 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:38:09 CST Republican National Convention - Day 2 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCMSNBC-Will: Ok guys, we're starting with Rich Harwood in just a few. Rich is an expert on voter behavior and a political analyst. yesterday we talked a lot about education today's theme for the convention is National security Ok great! I've got Mr. Harwood here on the line. and I've got questions, so let's go Welcome Mr. Harwood.ASKMSNBC: independent-guest says: I think the GOP is having a convention Bump right... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/616 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/616 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:39:57 CST Republican National Convention - Day 1 Guest: Richard C. Harwood, Special to MSNBCMSNBC-Will: Ok guys, I have the guest Rich Harwood on the line, and I have a healthy list of questions, so let's get started.MSNBC-Will: Welcome Mr. Harwood!Rich_Harwood: It's good to be here, I'm looking forward to our conversation.ASKMSNBC: tweety-guest says: Mr Harwood, exactly what is the Harwood instituteRich_Harwood: I started this organization about a dozen years ago, with the idea that this country can... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/617 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/617 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:44:22 CST Public Benefit: Entree or Side Dish? Consider this scenario for just a moment: what if all public sector organizations were now required to hang out a sign in their window, "Open for Business!" or "Business Practices R Us!" or "We're Business-Certified." Sounds like a silly idea, right? But it is the kind of direction we're moving in all across the nation. It spells trouble for public sector organizations and can be bad news for America.Throughout the country many public sector organizations... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/618 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/618 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:46:10 CST The Nation's Looking Glass: America's Retreat From Itself About a decade ago, I began to talk with Americans in ten cities about the state of politics and their relationship to it. The fruit of that initiative was the Kettering Foundation publication, Citizens and Politics: A View from Main Street America. In 1998, also at the suggestion of the Foundation, I again, with my colleagues, engaged Americans in conversations, this time about how they define "civic renewal" and what it means to... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/542 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/542 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:43:29 CST A recently released Case Foundation report entitled, “Citizens at the Center: a new approach to civic engagement” quotes Rich on the subject of citizen discontentment in the civic life and health of their communities. The report asks the question, “Is the United States undergoing a civic renewal?”In the report, Rich is quoted, “Americans are walking away from the public square because leaders no longer reflect the reality of the average people's daily lives in their words and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/540 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/540 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:42:21 CST Recently The Harwood Institute caught up with an innovator partner, Tanya Renne co-founder and CEO of Orchid Suites, who accompanied us to Airlie Center in Warrenton, Virginia for strategic planning sessions and talks on the future of our work. Here is what she had to say:How did the time spent at the Airlie Conference Center help you in your work?Well I thought it offered a lot of clarity in moving forward. I don't think we are going to start from the same place that we would have started... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/541 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/541 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:42:53 CST United Way of America recently announced that it will be including the Harwood Public Innovators Lab in their 2007 catalog of learning opportunities. This means that, for the first time, local United Way staff members will be able to use their flex credits to help pay for the experience.In the coming weeks, the 2007 course offerings will be posted on United Way Online for local United Ways to access. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Wood at United Way of America,... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/539 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/539 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:40:34 CST Daniella Levine, a partner of The Harwood Institute and a Public Innovators Lab alumnus is featured in the latest issue of Time Magazine in the article "There's Trouble -- Lots Of It -- in Paradise". Daniella responds to the Time Magazine article and about her work at Imagine Miami.Imagine Miami (IM) was born out of awareness that Miami is at a crossroads: losing our existing middle class, not creating sufficient opportunities to grow a strong middle class (lifting residents out of poverty),... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/538 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/538 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:40:00 CST What do you takeaway from the Lab -- this is a great question! The Public Innovators Lab is not meant to end upon the conclusion of the sessions spent this upcoming February. Rather, over the years we’ve designed and really honed what we call the Personal Learning Journal. You will receive your own copy when you attend the Public Innovators Lab to take home for you to take notes and draw connections to your own work. You’ll be able to take the Personal Learning Journal home as a personal... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/537 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/537 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:39:22 CST On Monday, November 13th, Rich will join a number of other esteemed panelists in a Roundtable discussion hosted by the Kettering Foundation in Washington. The forum is centered around three themes: Tensions Involving Democratic Values Tensions Involving Democratic Practices Tensions Involving Democractic Government The panelists include:Moderator: Cole Campbell, DeanReynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada, RenoBliss Browne, PresidentImagine ChicagoMichael X. Delli... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/535 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/535 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:38:19 CST nbsp; The Harwood Public Innovators Lab A Harwood Signature Event Communities are searching for new kinds of leaders...Are you ready to answer the call? Join us and other public innovators like yourself and learn how to forge an alternate path in public life. Discover how to unleash the potential of your community by first changing how you approach public life. _________________________________________________ The Harwood Public Innovators Lab What is the Public... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/534 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/534 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:37:33 CST In fall, there are only three days of the week that matter in Louisiana. From Friday high school games to LSU Saturday games, it is hard to believe that this southern state can possibly fathom more football come the end of the week. The attitude there is quite the opposite though. In fact, if possible, Louisiana would have a football game every day of the week during fall, if not the rest of the year. Fans here live, breathe and eat the gridiron whether it is the football season or not. It... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/533 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/533 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:36:52 CST Hurricane Katrina and 9/11: When is charity good, but change required? In what ways do we tend to confuse charity and targeted programs with real change -- and how do we ensure that, in our work and as a society, we aren't lulled to sleep by charitable efforts when change is actually required? What has been your experience with attempts at making systemic change, and where do you need to place yourself in order to exert real leverage -- especially when conditions for change aren't... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/531 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/531 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:34:51 CST The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation seeks to hire a new director of communications and networks. The position opening comes at an exciting time in the evolution of the organization; the Institute is pivoting from a project-based organization focused on innovating, to an organization that seeks to diffuse its innovations and ideas to public innovators across the nation. The individual will be responsible for such areas as:• Helping to build and engage The Harwood Institute’s... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/532 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/532 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:35:28 CST The Harwood Institute announces today the first wave of new products that will emerge from its inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit that took place in Midway, Utah Aug. 18-20. The products are intended for public innovators everywhere to use to accelerate their own work around innovation and change in public life and politics. Here is a sampling of the new products, which will be launched later this month:�" Summit Question of the Month �" each month, we will highlight in our e-letter... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/529 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/529 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:33:19 CST The list of participants to the inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit has been finalized. We're excited to have more than 40 of America's best and brightest public innovators gathered together in Midway, Utah, to engage on the core challenges facing politics and public life.Here is a list of who is registered:Tami Belt, Owner/CEO, Blue Cube Marketing SolutionsMalikah Berry, Director, Community amp; Civic Engagement, Hands on AtlantaRobert Brown, Construction Manager, Sumter Habitat for... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/530 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/530 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:34:14 CST The week of the inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit is here! Beginning on Friday, August 18th until Sunday, August 20th, a dynamic group of leading-edge thinkers and community leaders from around the country will meet in Utah to discuss the essence of challenges in public life. Rich is counting on it being a very exhilarating, rewarding, and fun weekend for all who are involved. Along with The Harwood Institute, the Summit is being co-sponsored by Fast Company Magazine and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/527 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/527 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:31:57 CST As Rich pointed out in his blog series earlier this year, we need public innovation to create new pathways in public life, but public innovation cannot exist without two essential ingredients: public innovators to drive it, and civic-minded, catalytic organizations to house it, incubate it, and spread it. Part of the success of both public innovators and catalytic organizations can be measured by their ability to hold a deep understanding of the context of their communities, and to act in a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/528 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/528 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:32:35 CST The new multimedia series "Community Rhythms: The Five Stages of Community Life" is now available for your use. You can use it to advance your own learning as well as to engage your staff, board members, and others in your community. In a dynamic two-part Webcast, Rich Harwood leads you through the stages of community life and their implications for creating effective change in your community. The series, sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, was originally provided for... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/526 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/526 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:30:01 CST Registrations for the inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit continue to roll in. We're currently on track to have as many as 50 of America's best and brightest public innovators gathered together in Midway, Utah, to engage on the core challenges facing politics and public life.Here is a list of who is registered so far: Peggy Beltrone, County Commissioner, Cascade County, Montana Barbara Brown, Senior Extension Agent, Clemson University Bliss Browne, President, Imagine Chicago... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/525 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/525 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:27:12 CST With only nine weeks to go, plans for the inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit are quickly shaping up, and there's a growing list of leading-edge thinkers and community leaders from around the country who have signed up to join us in Utah Aug. 18-20.For those of you invited, please make sure you register in the next week if possible to secure your spot. That way, we can send out welcome materials to you in plenty of time.If you didn't receive an invitation but are interested in... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/522 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/522 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:22:04 CST Daniella Levine, co-chair of Imagine Miami, participated in the Spring 2006 Harwood Public Innovators Lab. She recently shared her notes from the experience, including the following summary: "The Harwood Institute provides a new framework for building civic life, moving us from a problem framework to one that embraces hope/aspiration in achieving solutions to critical public concerns. The focus was creating a discipline for change, that creates the nexus between thinking and doing. "People... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/523 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/523 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:22:40 CST Dutch Huette, president of Global Conference Call, Inc. (The Harwood Institute's conference call provider), recently contacted us to let us know that we would be receiving unlimited free conference call service and recording capability for as long as we wanted it. This enormously generous offer will allow The Harwood Institute to stay connected with its national network of public innovators, and we intend to take advantage of it. But why would a businessman do such a thing? We asked Dutch, a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/524 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/524 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:23:24 CST One of Lab alum Daniella Levine's take-aways from the Harwood Public Innovators Lab, according to her notes (see article), is that The Harwood Institute is creating a discipline of change. Although we haven't used that particular phrase in the past, The Harwood Institute is indeed focused on helping people and organizations understand the conditions that must be present, and the sensiblities and practices needed, to create real, lasting change in public life and politics. A critical part of... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/521 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/521 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:21:29 CST Last week, The Harwood Institute convened the Spring 2006 Public Innovators Lab, made up of one of the most dynamic groups of public innovators from around the country we have ever assembled. These leaders posed some of the toughest questions we've encountered, challenging us and one another to think deeply about creating change in society.Here are some of the things people had to say about their experience: "The Innovators Lab is a rich experience whose benefits sort of blossom like a new... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/518 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/518 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:19:35 CST Rich Harwood and possibly other participants in the Harwood Public Innovators Lab will be sharing their thoughts and experiences throughout the week on Rich's Redeeming Hope blog. Today, Rich kicks off the week with 10 questions for public innovators to think about. These are some of the most common questions we hear from people trying to create change in public life. Be sure to check the Redeeming Hope blog regularly as this exciting and thought-provoking week unfolds. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/519 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/519 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:20:13 CST Last week, we asked readers to send in names of people they thought would be good to invite to our inaugural Annual Public Innovators Summit, being presented in conjunction with Fast Company magazine. We received several great names; we really appreciate you taking the time to respond. If you or someone you know would be interested in receiving an invitation to the Summit, please contact Mike Wood at The Harwood Institute. We will be adding names to the invitation list on a rolling basis. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/520 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/520 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:20:49 CST Last night, public innovators from across the country gathered in Baltimore to begin a journey where they will examine their own role, and the role of their organizations, in creating real, lasting change in communities. We call this experience The Harwood Public Innovators Lab. As Rich Harwood pointed out during the opening session, the Lab is not a conference or even a traditional training. It's about helping people examine how they approach their work so that they can create and accelerate... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/516 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/516 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:41:39 CST For Dan and Don Blom, brothers who are attending the Spring 2006 Harwood Public Innovators Lab, engaging in public life and politics is something that is part of their DNA.Dan, a civic engagement consultant leading the effort to create a new community organization to foster public participation in public issues in Kansas City, Missouri, and his older brother Don, the associate executive director of the National School Boards Association, are both coming to the Lab with their own unique... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/517 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/517 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:18:50 CST Last week, Rich Harwood was in Youngstown, Ohio, where The Harwood Institute conducted a public capital study in 1999 gauging the civic strength of the community.At that time, Youngstown was mired in what the Institute calls "The Waiting Place" - one of the five stages of community life, where people are unsure how to move forward and are simply "waiting" for someone - or something - to rescue them. The Waiting Place is often characterized by a "felt unknown" - a sense people have that... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/515 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/515 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:40:59 CST Rich Harwood will be featured as a community expert on this week's annual taping of "A Public Voice," an annual television program shown on public television stations across the country, where experts and political leaders engage on a selected topic of national importance. This year's topic - "Democracy's Challenge" - is based on the themes of Rich's latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back (Kettering Foundation Press, 2005). Panelists will be discussing why people... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/514 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/514 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:40:12 CST Today, The Harwood Institute is announcing one of its most ambitious endeavors to date - the Annual Public Innovators Summit. The Summit, set for Aug. 18-20 at the Zermatt Resort amp; Spa, Midway, Utah, is being presented in partnership with Fast Company magazine. Fast Company is one of America's most well-known and prestigious media publications, focusing primarily on innovative people and ideas, in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.The Annual Public Innovators Summit is an... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/513 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/513 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:39:33 CST This Monday, Rich Harwood will be blogging about the important insights and lessons from a recent convening the Institute led in Las Vegas, as part of our strategic partnership with the Nevada Community Foundation. He will be joined by three guest bloggers who attended the convening: David Hooker, vice president of community building, Center for Working Families, Inc. (Atlanta, GA); Reggie Lewis, executive vice president for community impact, United Way of Essex and West Hudson (Newark,... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/511 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/511 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:48:23 CST Next week, Rich Harwood, along with several guest bloggers, will be presenting some ideas that came out of a recent convening The Harwood Institute hosted in Las Vegas, Nevada, to discuss our partnership there with the Nevada Community Foundation and their efforts to become a more catalytic organization. Topics will include such issues as: Our notions of time, and what they mean for change work within organizations and throughout the community; The need for organizations to be both... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/512 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/512 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:49:43 CST Next week, The Harwood Institute will be officially announcing plans for one of its most ambitious endeavors to date - a national summit of America's best and brightest public innovators.Together under one roof, the nation's most effective and authentic leaders from multiple sectors, including business executives, social entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and community change agents, will wrestle with the most challenging issues facing society and work together to imagine pathways forward.Who is... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/510 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/510 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:47:31 CST nbsp;With only about a month left before the spring Harwood Public Innovators Lab, there are only a handful of potential slots still available. The Institute is releasing the list of registered participants so everyone can see what a fantastic group will be assembled at the Pier 5 Hotel in historic Baltimore Inner Harbor May 21-25.If you would still like to attend, we can accept a few more participants. Registration is available online.Participants confirmed include: Deedra Atkinson,... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/508 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/508 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:42:39 CST Starting this week, The Harwood Institute and the Journal of Public Deliberation (JPD), an electronic journal of research, news, and information for people interested in dialogue and deliberation, will begin partnering to share items of interest through our organizational communications. The purpose of this partnership is to help bring more information of interest to our respective audiences.The Journal of Public Deliberation (JPD) is about to start its second year of publication.It was a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/509 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/509 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:45:10 CST The Harwood Institute's research in communities across the country shows that the vast majority of Americans are in retreat from politics and public life.They have retreated, they tell us, because leaders no longer reflect the reality of average Americans' daily lives in their words and actions. What's worse, they often distort those realities for short-term political gain.If we are serious about creating a different kind of society, where people are actively engaged, our leaders - and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/507 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/507 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:41:59 CST The Harwood Institute is making a new informational video available for download. This high resolution Windows Media Player (.wmv) file can now be downloaded for viewing.If you're interested in learning more about our work across the country to help people imagine and act for the public good, we encourage you to check it out. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/504 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/504 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:37:14 CST Last Wednesday, Rich Harwood was the featured guest at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. He was at the institute, located on the campus of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, to speak about the people's retreat from politics and public life.Rich's trip to New Hampshire is part of his ongoing tour to promote the important message of his book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back (Kettering Foundation Press, 2005). More on Rich's discussion can be found on Saint Anselm's... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/505 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/505 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:39:56 CST nbsp;As part of our ongoing partnership with the Nevada Community Foundation, The Harwood Institute will be leading a convening in Las Vegas this week on the role of community foundations in engaging the public, and how they can position themselves as catalytic organizations that build the civic capacity of communities through their grantmaking. The convening is a chance for the Institute and NCF to reflect on the community-advised funding system we have co-created, which is rooted in the... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/506 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/506 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:41:25 CST Last week, Laura Knoy, host of New Hampshire Public Radio's "The Exchange," interviewed Rich Harwood for her live call-in show. The topic: "cultural withdrawal."During the interview, Rich drew on findings from his book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back (Kettering Foundation Press, 2005), to argue that we not a nation divided, but rather, a nation in retreat from politics and public life. This retreat has enormous implications for how all of us must conduct ourselves in... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/501 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/501 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:35:19 CST Last week, Texas Forums, the LBJ Presidential Library, the University of Texas at Dallas, and KERA Dallas Public Radio hosted Rich Harwood for speaking events in Austin and Dallas, Texas. Rich was in the Lonestar State speaking about Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back (Kettering Foundation Press, 2005).Taylor Willingham of Texas Forums, which promotes deliberation as a way to bring people together around public issues, reports that there have been a number of positive... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/502 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/502 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:35:54 CST Nancy Peed, executive director of the Foundation for Orange County Public Schools, is The Harwood Institute's featured public innovator this week.Nancy's organization has been working with the Institute to create and implement an authentic community engagement process to help fundamentally change the relationship between the Orange County, Florida, community (which includes Orlando) and its public school system.Through its partnership with the Foundation, The Harwood Institute is seeking more... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/503 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/503 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:36:29 CST All of The Harwood Institute's change efforts are rooted in the notion that civic engagement must be authentic. What we mean is that for real, lasting change to take root, people have to be engaged in a process that reflects the reality of how people actually wrestle with public issues.Unfortunately today, many of the mechanisms and systems we've created in society fail to follow what we call "The Path of Public Knowledge." We represent the path as an inverted triangle.Instead of following... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/500 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/500 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:34:47 CST Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, is pleased to announce that Deborah Alvarez-Rodriguez, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties, and Dr. C. Kent McGuire, dean of Temple University's College of Education, have joined the Institute's Board of Directors."Kent and Deborah are two individuals for whom I have the highest regard," Harwood said. "Their broad range of expertise has already proven... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/498 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/498 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:33:07 CST Community rhythms is just one of a number of frameworks The Harwood Institute has developed through its work to help people and organizations gain a deep understanding of community life and thus, how to be effective agents for change. How can you gauge your community's rhythms, why is it important, and how can you align your work so that it takes full advantage of your community's Stage of Community Life? These are the kinds of questions we will explore, together, in our Harwood Public... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/499 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/499 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:34:02 CST As Rich pointed out in his blog series last week, we need public innovation to create new pathways in public life, but public innovation cannot exist without two essential ingredients: public innovators to drive it, and civic-minded, catalytic organizations to house it, incubate it, and spread it.Part of the success of both public innovators and catalytic organizations can be measured by their ability to hold a deep understanding of the context of their communities, and to act in a way that... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/495 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/495 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:29:30 CST To be successful at innovating in public life, organizations must pursue highly strategic initiatives that add up to more than merely a collection of good civic actions, but actually lead to real, lasting change. This is certainly not easy in our society, where people have retreated from public life, but this retreat is precisely why we need public innovation - because people need new pathways for stepping back into the public square.The Harwood Institute is working with the Annie. E. Casey... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/496 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/496 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:31:20 CST The Harwood Institute has been working in communities for almost 20 years. Through our research and on-the-ground initiatives, we have learned a great deal about what it takes to make communities work and are constantly searching for ways to spread this knowledge and "scale up" our efforts in a way that's sustainable but also lowers the barriers to entry into our content so that organizations large and small can benefit from it.Interactions with The Harwood Institute can take a variety of... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/497 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/497 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:32:01 CST Over the past few weeks, we've received a substantial response from people across the country regarding our Spring 2006 Harwood Public Innovators Lab, scheduled for May 21-25 in Baltimore, Maryland. We've received a variety of questions from people, but certain ones in particular have come up more than others. So, to help you out, we've compiled those questions and answers on our Web site. If you are thinking about attending the Lab, we strongly encourage you to check these out and sign up... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/494 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/494 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:28:36 CST What is public innovation, and why do we need it now, more than ever?The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation - as its name implies - seeks to answer this important question in its work across the country every day. Indeed, I personally am driven by a belief that public innovation, and the public innovators who lead it, are essential to repairing the breach that exists in today's society, because it's apparent that business as usual isn't working. In fact, what I've learned in my travels... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/492 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/492 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:34:30 CST The Harwood Institute defines a catalytic organization as one that is not only effective at achieving its mission, but also builds community while doing its work. These kinds of organizations are one of the key ingredients for developing the networks, norms, relationships, and structures - what we call public capital - that are the foundation of vibrant communities and a robust public life. How can organizations become catalytic, and how can catalytic organizations deepen their capacity to... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/493 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/493 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:35:32 CST The Las Vegas-based Nevada Community Foundation (NCF) is currently engaged in a partnership with The Harwood Institute to deepen their capacity as a catalytic organization to help build the public capital of America's fastest growing region.Bret Bicoy, president of NCF, recently spoke with The Harwood Institute to share his views on our work together.Qamp;A with Bret BicoyPresident, Nevada Community Foundation Q: How has your partnership with The Harwood Institute helped your organization?A:... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/491 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/491 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:33:57 CST Sal Savini, sports and programming director for the Greater Las Vegas Inner-City Games, is a public innovator who is using The Harwood Institute's knowledge every day in the important work he is doing to improve the lives of Las Vegas youth.Sal is also an alum of the Harwood Public Innovators Lab (then called the Harwood Public Leadership School). Here are some of his thoughts on the experience: Trying to define how important the Harwood Public Leadership School was to me as a leader in my... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/487 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/487 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:31:18 CST This week, The Harwood Institute is featuring Ron Butler, executive director of the United Way of Genesee County, Michigan, as part of its ongoing series on public innovators creating real, lasting change in America. Ron and his predecessor, Michael K. Brown (now president of the Capital Area United Way in East Lansing, Michigan) worked with the Institute through our Flint initiative to develop their capacity as a catalytic organization. Here is Ron's story: I began [working with The... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/488 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/488 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:31:55 CST In Rich Harwood's weekly Redeeming Hope blog entry, he discusses the important role that a community's "rhythms" - its stage of community life - plays in the success or failure of community change initiatives. The Harwood Institute developed the community rhythms framework and the stages of community life as a way to understand why some initiatives blossomed in certain communities but failed to get off the ground in others. We recognized through our years of work in communities that... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/489 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/489 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:32:29 CST Although The Harwood Institute has a detailed methodology for gauging what we call a community's "stage of community life," most public innovators already have a strong sense of what stage their community is in. The question for them is, "How do I calibrate my work to be effective, given my community's stage?"The Harwood Public Innovators Lab is designed to help you answer that question.During the Lab, we will take you through tools and frameworks, including stages of community life and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/490 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/490 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:33:15 CST Rich Harwood will speak about the findings of his latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, at the prestigious Commonwealth Club in San Francisco from noon to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 16. The Commonwealth Club is America's oldest public affairs forum and holds more than 400 high-profile events every year for its 16,000 members. Past speakers at the club include heads of state, monarchs, members of the diplomatic corps, and a host of preeminent public affairs experts. If... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/486 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/486 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:29:39 CST Rich Harwood wraps up his "State of Our Union" blog series today with some thoughts on last night's State of the Union Address and the Democratic response. His comments can be found by clicking here. We encourage you to visit the blog and let us know what you think as well. Rich's Redeeming Hope blog has been described by readers as "an oasis" and "the anti-blog." It offers an alternative voice for public life and a virtual space where people can go to address important issues in an authentic... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/485 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/485 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:28:52 CST Today marks an exciting turn in the relationship between the schools and communities that make up Orange County, Florida. The Count Me In! Initiative - organized by The Foundation for Orange County Public Schools through a partnership with The Harwood Institute - is unveiling a "Community-Wide Agreement" that lays out residents' aspirations for their community and schools, and what people are willing to do to achieve those aspirations. The agreement is the result of dozens of citizen-led... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/483 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/483 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:27:26 CST Over the next few months, The Harwood Institute will be featuring stories from some of the public innovators we have had the fortune of working with over the years. Public innovators are highly pragmatic but also idealistic change agents. Along with catalytic organizations, these individuals are essential ingredients for making any community work. Much of The Harwood Institute's work in communities focuses on expanding the core competencies of public innovators. Our first public innovator... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/484 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/484 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:28:16 CST Staff and executives from community foundations across the country joined Rich Harwood Jan. 24 to talk about the findings in his latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, and how community foundations can play a role in helping forge an alternate path for politics and public life. The Web cast was sponsored by Community Foundations of America and can now be found on their Web site by clicking here. Because people are in retreat from politics and public life, it... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/482 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/482 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:26:11 CST Below is a reproduction of a media adivsory sent to print and broadcast media across the country: WASHINGTON - Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, and recent author of Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, welcomes the opportunity to speak to members of the print and broadcast media about the State of the Union leading up to and following the president's address this Tuesday evening. Harwood recently completed a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/481 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/481 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:25:33 CST This week, The Harwood Institute is asking everyone interested in forging an alternate path for our politics and public life to join Rich Harwood for a national conversation on "The State of Our Union." Rich is writing a series of articles this week for his blog, Redeeming Hope, that are designed to address some of the fundamental questions we face as a society of people who have retreated from the public square. The conversation leads up to the president's annual State of the Union Address,... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/479 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/479 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:22:15 CST How can community foundations build the civic strength of the communities they serve and fulfill their missions with excellence during a time when people are retreating from public life and politics?That is the question Rich Rich Harwood will address tomorrow at 11 a.m. EST on a live Web cast, sponsored by Community Foundations of America and open to all staff, board members, and executives of community foundations. The discussion will be based on findings in Rich's latest book, Hope... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/480 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/480 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:24:50 CST Starting today, Rich Harwood will be publishing a four-part series of blog entries on "The State of Our Union," leading up to President Bush's annual address to Congress Jan. 31. His first topic: "In Search of Truth."The Harwood Institute invites you to participate in this important conversation by visiting Rich's blog, http://www.richardharwood.org/, and commenting on this and other pieces that will appear this week.Rich will be writing on such topics as: The role of political leaders in... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/478 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/478 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:21:39 CST Yesterday, Rich Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, released an open invitation to staff and executives of community foundations across the country to particpate in his first live Web cast. Below is a reproduction of that letter:Wednesday, January 18, 2006Dear Friend,I am writing to personally invite you and your colleagues to join me on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 11 a.m. EST for my first-ever live Web cast, sponsored by Community Foundations of America and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/476 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/476 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:20:15 CST How are we going to marshal the collective will necessary to tackle the complex public issues facing our society and achieve the dream of Dr. King when so many people have retreated into their close-knit circles of family and friends? That is the question Rich addressed across the country last fall as part of his tour to share the message of his latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back. The tour officially wrapped up in December, but because of the overwhelming... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/477 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/477 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:21:05 CST This week, our nation celebrates the important work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. �" work which continues to this day. Almost 43 years after his famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in our nation’s capital in August 1963, there still exists a breach in society that must be repaired, to ensure that every child receives a good education; that people can live in safe neighborhoods and in strong communities; that we can find ways to improve race relations and rid ourselves... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/474 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/474 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:18:34 CST Then join us for the Harwood Public Innovators Lab. The lab is designed to equip public innovators �" people like you who are highly idealistic but also pragmatic �" with a deeper understanding of public life and how to be an effective agent for change. During this four-day experience, you will come to understand what it takes to accelerate change, and how to get past the numerous negative conditions in public life that stand in the way of progress. You’ll walk away from the experience... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/475 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/475 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:19:36 CST Chuck Raasch, political reporter for Gannett News Service, sat down for a one-on-one interview with Richard C. Harwood to discuss the current state of public life and politics across the nation. The feature ran in Gannett papers across the country and can be found online by clicking here. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/473 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/473 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:17:27 CST For the past three months, Rich Harwood and members of The Harwood Institute staff have criss-crossed the country �" to 13 different cities �" to engage citizens in a dialogue about the people’s retreat from politics and public life, and what collective action must be taken to forge an alternate path. What we heard from coast-to-coast, in areas ranging from urban to rural, wealthy to impoverished, and in communities of great promise to those in decline, was that people are tired of... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/472 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/472 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:16:40 CST Over the past year we have heard voices that reinforce what we have been hearing for nearly two decades before; that if we hope to create change we must generate a new cadre of leaders from across society whose words and actions are guided by sensibilities and practices that promote credibility and trust in society. The fundamental question, though, is “How?” That’s why we’ve created the Harwood Public Innovators Lab. The lab is an intensely focused, highly interactive experience... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/471 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/471 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:15:55 CST 2005 brought a great many successes to The Harwood Institute, but with so much work to be done to create meaningful change across the nation, we are already looking towards 2006 with a sense of possibility and hope. Some of our planned 2006 activities include: On January 5th, Richard C. Harwood will be addressing leaders from philanthropy, business, and politics at the Association of Maryland Nonprofits' Legislative Preview session. The Institute will be partnering with the Annie E.... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/470 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/470 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:15:12 CST Do you feel like your aspirations aren’t reflected in the politics and public life around you? Do you want to help your family, friends, and community find an alternate path to the kind of nation that we all seek? If so, you may consider giving Hope Unraveled as a gift this holiday season. Throughout the country, the themes in Hope Unraveled are resonating with people across all demographic lines �" geographic, ethnic, racial, economic, and generational. By sharing these messages with... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/469 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/469 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:14:34 CST The Harwood Institute’s nearly two decades of research reveals that change occurs in small steps, by individuals engaging in small civic actions that add up over time. We call these individuals �" who are both idealistic and highly pragmatic �" public innovators. Our work also shows that these public innovators must exercise a core set of sensibilities and practices in their daily work to be truly effective at moving their organizations and communities forward. Want to learn more? Then... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/468 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/468 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:13:53 CST Our successful swing through Minnesota, marked by packed houses and thoughtful questions, wrapped up last week. Griff Wigley, executive director of Northfield Citizens Online, provides his account of Rich’s remarks at a lunch meeting for public innovators in St. Paul convened by Minnesota Public Radio and the Citizen’s League. Click here for Wigley’s commentary and pictures from the event. You can also listen to Rich’s appearance on Midday with Gary Eichten, one of the most popular... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/466 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/466 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:12:16 CST Participants in a public event in Rochester,MN used The Harwood Institute’s Hope Unraveled discussion guide during their small group discussions. The questions that emerged after these discussions were among the best that Rich has heard on the road. You can host your own discussions using the guide, which can be found by clicking here. Whether you use it among friends, in your organization, or in your community, the issues that you talk about, and the stories that you tell will help you... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/467 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/467 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 12:13:14 CST “I’ve been retreating [from public life] for 20 years. I just came here because I was lonesome.” That was the message of one older gentleman from Rochester, Minnesota, home of the world renowned Mayo Clinic. On Nov. 8, he took a step across the threshold into the public square with more than 70 of his fellow citizens on a cold, blustery election night to hear Rich Harwood speak about his latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People’s Retreat and Our Way Back. Rich spoke to a capacity crowd... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/464 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/464 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:22:08 CST All across the country, foundations, community organizations, national nonprofits, and public institutions all have been using Rich Harwood’s latest book, Hope Unraveled: The People’s Retreat and Our Way Back, as a powerful tool to spark critical thinking and discussion about how to accelerate the important change work these groups are undertaking every day. Hope Unraveled explores the context of today’s politics and public life. As Rich points out, people have retreated into their... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/465 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/465 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:49:42 CST Rich Harwood will be traveling to Minneapolis-Saint Paul and Rochester, Minnesota, Nov. 8-10 to continue sharing the message of Hope Unraveled and how citizens can step forward to reverse the people’s retreat and forge an alternate path for politics and public life. Rich will be speaking at a public forum and signing books Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Heintz Center, University of Minnesota-Rochester. Rich will be introduced by Minnesota Sen. Sheila Kiscaden. The event is being co-sponsored... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/461 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/461 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:52:10 CST If you are interested in learning more about how you can help forge an alternate path for politics and public life, consider purchasing a copy of Rich Harwoodís Sept. 19 speech at the Council on Foundations Fall 2005 Community Foundation Conference in Seattle. The Council on Foundations is selling copies of the presentation, which can be purchased by clicking here.You can order your copy of Hope Unraveled through Amazon.com by clicking here. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/462 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/462 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:53:01 CST For nearly 20 years, Rich Harwood and The Harwood Institute have worked to find an alternate path for politics and public life. We know that there is an urgent need for community-based organizations that cut across divisions in communities ñ that span boundaries and know how to be catalytic in their work. We also know we must generate a new cadre of leaders from across society whose words and actions are guided by sensibilities and practices that promote credibility and trust in society. The... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/463 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/463 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:21:28 CST Across the nation, public innovators from community organizations, public agencies, and foundations are using the messages of Richard C. Harwoodís latest book Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back to place their work in the context of the reality of public life, and help find an alternate path for their communities and the nation.Read on for more information about the Harwood Instituteís continuing effort to instill the necessary sensibilities and practices in the next wave... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/458 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/458 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:50:30 CST We are pleased to announce that Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back is now available for purchase through Amazon.com. Please follow this link to order directly through Amazon. You can order by credit card.For those who have read the book, we encourage you to click here to review it for other Amazon users. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/459 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/459 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:51:02 CST The Hope Unraveled book tour comes to the Washington, D.C. metro area this week. Today at 4 p.m., Rich will be signing copies of his book at the Independent Sectorís 25th Anniversary Conference. The signing will follow a session he will lead on civic engagement in the 21st century. On Thursday, Rich will be speaking at the Grantmakers in Aging 2005 Conference in Baltimore and signing copies of his book after the session. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/460 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/460 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:51:35 CST Rich Harwoodís Hope Unraveled book tour has provided a tremendous opportunity to meet public innovators from across the nation who are tired of business as usual. These public innovators are characterized by their unique combination of infectious idealism and strategic pragmatism, and are leading the charge to forge an alternate path for politics and public life. Some of the highlights of the latest tour: During the week, Rich met with three catalytic community foundations, the Oregon... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/457 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/457 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:49:56 CST Across the country, people who are tired of business as usual are stepping forward to help us create a more vibrant public life. To those who have helped with setting up and sponsoring events so far, we are deeply appreciative of your efforts. For others, we hope that you will consider joining us. Even if you arenít near a stop on the Hope Unraveled Tour, you can still get involved. Click here to download a discussion guide that helps you bring together people in your community for a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/456 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/456 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:48:18 CST Rich Harwood will be on the West Coast the week of Oct. 17. Here are some of the events planned: On Monday, Rich will be speaking with foundation leaders from the Portland area at the Oregon Community Foundation. Later in the day, he will be signing copies of Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back at the annual conference of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2). On Tuesday, Rich will be speaking about his book and signing copies at a public forum... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/455 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/455 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:47:33 CST Last Week, Rich Harwood was a featured guest during Wisconsin Public Radioís pledge drive. He spoke with Peter Donalds about the challenges we all face in our communities as we work to find an alternate path for public life. You can hear Richís segment by clicking here. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/454 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/454 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:47:01 CST You can listen live to Harwood Institute President Richard C. Harwood discussing the alternate path for public life and politics outlined in his latest book Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back. Harwood will discuss the book with Peter Donalds on Wisconsin Public Radio at 4pm EDT, 3pm CDT on Wednesday, October 12.Tune in to the live webcast from anywhere in the world by visiting http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=z4ggopbab.0.0.kgxnvzn6.0amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpr.org%2F and clicking on... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/453 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/453 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:46:28 CST Rich Harwoodís nationwide tour to share the message of his latest book, Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back, has been met with strong support from citizens who agree that we must set out on an alternate path for politics and public life. In Kansas City, Rich spoke with a small group of catalytic leaders who are developing a civic engagement initiative for the community. As a result of that conversation, we are now working with the Kansas City Public Library and... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/450 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/450 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:43:57 CST The book tour for Rich Harwoodís groundbreaking new book, Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, heads to Las Vegas this week. For a list of public events, click here. Richís book tour will continue throughout the fall. Below are the cities and dates: Portland ñ Oct. 17 and 18 San Francisco and San Jose ñ Oct. 18-20 Minneapolis ñ Nov. 8-10 Newark ñ Nov. 14-16 Madison ñ Nov. 16-17 Atlanta ñ Nov. 29-30 Tampa ñ Nov. 30-Dec. 2 Flint - Dec. 6-8If... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/451 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/451 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:44:36 CST On Wednesday, September 28, Rich Harwood will be discussing Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back and its implications for Las Vegas and Nevada on "Face to Face," a political discussion program hosted by award-winning journalist Jon Ralston. The program airs on Las Vegas 1 (COX Cable channel 19), weekdays at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and 3 a.m. For more information on ìFace to Face,î click here.Also, be sure to look for an article by Craig Anderson focusing... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/452 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/452 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:45:50 CST September 30, 2005Dear Friend,Last week, I had the opportunity to lead two sessions at the 2005 Council on Foundations Fall Conference for Community Foundations in Seattle. I spent a great deal of time talking with community foundation executives about the condition of the country, what we need to do to pursue an alternate path in public life and politics, and the role that community foundations and other grantmakers can play.I came away convinced that community foundations are among only a... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/449 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/449 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:43:09 CST As Washington turns its attention from the finger-pointing that followed the recent hurricanes to the indictment of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, it becomes ever clearer that public life and politics in the nation is in need of repair. This week, Rich Harwood is engaging citizens in one of the nationís fastest growing communities, Las Vegas, about how we can join together and create an alternate path for public life and politics.On Wednesday, Rich Harwood discussed... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/446 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/446 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:27:55 CST The book tour for Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back, heads to Las Vegas next week. Events include a reception and book signing at McCormick and Schmicks, sponsored by The Nevada Community Foundation on Wednesday, Sept 28 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Rich will also be speaking to Clark County, Nevada, employees in the County Commission Chambers on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 3:30 p.m. Be sure to check Richís schedule for the latest events throughout the book tour.While he is on the... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/447 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/447 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:32:12 CST Beginning today, we are accepting registrants for our Harwood Signature Events ñ three new products designed to provide you with easier access to our almost two decades of knowledge on creating change in communities. Dates, times, and locations have been set. Go to our new Web site and click on ìSign up for a Signature Eventî to learn more. http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/448 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/448 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:33:16 CST The Harwood Institute invites you to explore our newly launched Web site. This redesigned site cuts to the core of our efforts to spark fundamental change in American public life and forge a path in which all people can tap their own potential to make a difference and join together to build a common future.Highlights from the new site include: Discover how Rich Harwood came to found The Harwood Institute, and the values that underlie his work. Read stories from individuals who have... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/443 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/443 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:23:47 CST Richard Harwood is launching his national book tour for Hope Unraveled at The Council on Foundations Community Foundation National Conference being held this week in Seattle. At 9 a.m. on Sept. 19, Harwood will discuss the themes of the book, and its implications for public philanthropy and the possibility of creating sustainable change in an era of retreat. Signed copies of the book will be available at the conference. Harwood will next travel to Las Vegas the week of Sept. 26 for a series... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/444 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/444 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:24:41 CST Richard C. Harwood kicked off promotions for his latest book Hope Unraveled: The Peopleís Retreat and Our Way Back on ìUp To Date with Steve Kraske,î a Kansas City Public Radio live call-in show. Harwood discussed how the peopleís retreat is impacting current events, and what it means for our sense of civic responsibility.You can find archived audio of the show by visiting KCUR 89.3 FMís Web site at http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=46pz99aab.0.0.kgxnvzn6.0amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcur.org.The... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/445 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/445 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:25:50 CST As the nation recognized the anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, Richard C. Harwood shared his thoughts with Jonathan Riskind in a feature article in the Columbus Dispatch: "As debate continues about the wisdom and efficacy of Bushís decisions, leaders from both parties failed to carry out their post-9/11 promise to unite for a more civil, constructive and engaged society," said Richard Harwood, president of the Washington area Harwood Institute of Public Innovation. "Elected leaders and the... http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/442 http://archive.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/442 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 10:19:38 CST WASHINGTON ó Richard C. Harwood, president and founder of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, and author of Hope Unraveled: The People's Retreat and Our Way Back, will be speaking about the findings in his upcoming new book and the implications they have for major events facing the nation tomorrow from 8-9:30 a.m. at the National Press Club.Harwood is a nationally recognized expert on public life and politics. His recent book, which becomes available next week, details conversations...