Learn how to use community rhythms to accelerate your work: Join us at the Public Innovators Lab
Monday, March 6, 2006
(The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation)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 Innovators Lab.
The
Harwood Public Innovators is organized into a
series of modules based on core Harwood
frameworks. The modules include content such
as:
- Understanding community rhythms
- Public alignment: How to create strategies
that will work for your community
- The 3 A's of Public Life: Re-thinking your
definitions of authority, authenticity, and
accountability
- Characteristics of civic-minded
organizations that not only are effective at
their missions, but simultaneously build
community
- Public capital: the building blocks of
community
- Harnessing civic engagement: the principles of meaningful engagement and a deeper understanding of how people naturally talk about issues
If you would like to join us, we encourage you and a colleague to sign up today.