Jul 11, 2014 | Collaborating, Community development, People, place & governance
Nominations for the 2015 National Community Development Award (Australian Regional Development Conference) close on Tuesday next week (15 July 2014). The key criterion? How does your project demonstrate innovation and/or best practice in the way your organisation does...
Dec 19, 2013 | Collaborating, It's cultural!
Winding down to the break is fun, crossing off things that need to be done to wrap up the gift of the year 2013! Have a great break. So I’m looking forward to lying low, watching DVDs, eating chocolate and watching the grass grow. I’m a sucker for rock...
Dec 3, 2013 | Collaborating, Food, Health, People, place & governance, Stakeholder engagement
What kind of change do you see when good stakeholder alliances are at work? A recent Food Alliance gathering heard from Kindling Trust Manchester’s Chris Walsh. He said their alliance has enabled: Generation of detailed technical knowledge and evidence...
Nov 12, 2013 | Advisory committee, Citizen committees, Collaborating, Community Governance, Deliberative
I’ve just come back from a month in the US, and loved getting into the New York Times each morning. Read a great column by Nicholas D. Kristof giving Twitter a serve in the lead up to its launch as a public company. You may know that Twitter, symbol of out-front...
Aug 2, 2013 | Collaborating, Community Governance
Volunteer committees are often short on numbers and uncertain about how to recruit new people. Imagine a collaboration between local bike enthusiasts or bicycle user group, a local government community development area and a non-profit that runs a community centre....
May 17, 2013 | Collaborating, Community Engagement, Deliberative, It's cultural!, Planning
Jane Jacobs was a luminary of critical thinking about cities. Her influence can be strongly felt in the city of Melbourne. I’ve joined in the global celebration of her legacy to offer a Melbourne walk on the first weekend of May. There’s something in it for anyone who...
