http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation Sun, 27 Jul 2008 4:42:23 CDT en-us http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10029 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10029 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:30:21 CDT Rich addressed United Way's National Professional Council. NPC serves as a "national leadership body for the nearly 1,300 member United Way organizations" and is working to create pathways for local United Ways to address the drop-out rate, one of the three core issues that make up the Live United campaign. Rich's speech focused on the importance of The 3A's of Public Life as touchstones for authentically engaging the community, and how the ideas in Make Hope Real are central to... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10028 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/10028 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:27:46 CDT Rich Harwood served as moderator for The 2008 United Way Community Leaders Conference's Opening General Session discussion about what it means to advance the common good. Before more than 1,800 community leaders from throughout the United Way system, Rich led panelists Paul Light, Ralph Smith, Kaya Henderson and Brian Gallagher through a lively discussion. The panel discussion begins at (59:40)The discussion came directly after United Way President Brian Gallagher introduced the... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9769 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9769 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:16:52 CDT In a Memorial Day article, the Tampa Bay Tribune wrote about formerly apolitical symbols of patriotism becoming tied to political views of the war in Iraq. "Some complain that the symbols we use to show loyalty to homeland have morphed into pro-war emblems." For some lapel pins and car decals are a genuine display of love of country, while others think of them as a shortcut. Rich Harwood described the tension: "Many Americans are struggling with the contradiction internally.They hold... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9723 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9723 Tue, 13 May 2008 13:53:44 CDT This Wednesday, May 14th, 3:15pm E.S.T., The 2008 United Way Community Leaders Conference Rich Harwood will moderate the Opening General Session discussion of what it means to advance the common good. Panelists include Dr. Paul Light, Professor of Public Service at NYU, Michelle Rhee, Chancellor of the DC Public Schools and Ralph Smith, Senior VP of The Annie E. Casey Foundation.The Conference will draw more than 1,800 community leaders from throughout the United Way system.You can... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9686 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9686 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:35:36 CDT Today, for the first time in more than two decades a new national morning news show debuted on public radio - The Takeaway with John Hockenberry and Adaora Udoji. Through its 2008 Baltimore Public Innovators Lab, The Harwood Institute worked with The Takeaway staff and pilot station personnel to think about how to create a new kind of morning news program. The Takeaway is a co-production of WNYC and Public Radio International, in collaboration with the BBC World Service, New York... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9689 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9689 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:21:56 CDT Friday, the Columbia Missourian ran Rich's last blog in its entirety as an op-ed piece. The very next day, Tom Warhover, used Rich's piece as part of his analysis of the rarity of racial discussions in election coverage. Warhover argued, whether there truly are few honest discussions of race in the area or or whether these discussions exist but rarely make the press, the local press has a role to play in bringing attention to race as a local concern. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9687 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9687 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:17:45 CDT In its March 19th coverage of Barack Obama's recent speech on race and its place in the national discourse, The Washington Times quoted Rich as saying that "...this needs to stay on public agenda through the remainder of the campaign because he's tapping into a latent desire to talk about these issues." http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9685 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9685 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:33:44 CDT Rich spoke with hundreds of volunteers in Sonoma County http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9404 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9404 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:04:25 CST Rich Harwood appeared as a guest on KNPR's State of Nevada to discuss how communities can create a web of support. This in the wake of a school shooting which has rocked Las Vegas.Rich's segment begins at {28:10)Listen here http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9403 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9403 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:43:28 CST Rich Harwood was the guest on "Here on Earth" http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9251 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/9251 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:14:06 CST To see photos and videos from the Austin Lab as well as the tools and frameworks we covered in the Lab visit www.theharwoodinstitute.org/LabAlum The Lab Alum Site is a place where you can connect with other public innovators in our national network, and return to the key tools and frameworks you learned in the Lab. Finally the Lab Alum site gives you the chance to ask The Harwood Institute for help if you get stuck.Go to the Lab Alum Site http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8679 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8679 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:35:14 CST Every community is different, but over 20 years of research The Harwood Institute has identified 5 stages of community life. When we simply try to copy programs from one community to another we too often ignore one of the most critical variables in community change - that community's stage. Watch Rich Harwood discuss the importance of Community Rhythms If you're interested in deeply exploring community rhythms consider attending the Harwood Public Innovators Lab. At the Lab... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8697 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8697 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:57:23 CST Erik Jensen (WSKG, Binghampton, NY) on Changing Narratives and the Ripple Effect http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8696 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8696 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:54:51 CST Mark Leonard (WILL, Champaign-Urbana) on Thinking of Your Community in Different Ways http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8680 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8680 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:29:08 CST Richard C. Harwood is founder and president of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, a nonprofit, catalytic organization dedicated to helping people find new pathways to imagine and act for the public good. For nearly two decades, Harwood has led the charge to redeem hope in public life and politics, discovering how to create change in the face of negative conditions. He has developed new kinds of public innovators and civic-minded organizations in dozens of communities across the... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8699 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8699 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:51:53 CST Thank you for sharing Make Hope Real. Your friend(s) will receive an email inviting them to download their free book - today. 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Share the essay and begin a local conversation about what it takes to make hope real. ... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8661 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8661 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:15:18 CST Thank you for ordering Make Hope Real. The essay should arrive within 5-7 business days. We hope that you find it empowering and that you will share it with others. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8637 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8637 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:52:22 CST Download your free copy of Make Hope Real. This essay examines how we can accelerate change in our communities and make hope real. These are important political times, convert energy to action with Make Hope Real. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8533 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8533 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:55:01 CST what path will you take? http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8442 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8442 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:20:17 CST Ever wondered why a project or program that worked for a station in another community didn’t work for yours? Ever feel your work doesn’t create the traction you want? Communities face different challenges - to create change CPB stations have to understand what stage their community is in. The Harwood Institute has identified 5 stages for community life. If you and your station want to create change in your community first you must... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8273 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8273 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:41:39 CST Press release from the case foundationHarwood Institute joins a select group of organizations featured in the Case Foundation’s 2007 Guide to Good Giving Guide Provides List of Gift and Giving Ideas That Give Back (Washington, DC): Hardwood Institute is one of more than 30 organizations included in the The Case Foundation’s Guide to Good Giving, which focuses on helping people make smart and meaningful decisions about their giving during the holiday season and beyond. ... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8271 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8271 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:24:11 CST Amy Shaw, Vice President of Education and Community Engagement at KETC discusses the challenges and importance of changing the ingrained narratives both in the community and within her station. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8272 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8272 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:27:49 CST Rich was interviewed Friday, by Michel Martin, host of NPR's "Tell Me More" http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8216 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8216 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:04:12 CST The Harwood Institute is focused on helping people and organizations understand the necessary conditions, sensibilities and practices needed, to create real, lasting change in public life and politics. A critical part of creating change is understanding the "sweet spot." The sweet spot is a nexus point where individual or organizational efforts to address public challenges also building community at the same time. If we are to build the kind of society we all seek, we must understand... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8138 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8138 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:18:35 CST 2007 Harwood Public Innovators Lab alum, Jerome Thredkeld is a public innovator. He says he's a "thermostat" and not a "thermometer." How about you? Are you a thermometer or a thermostat? More information about The Harwood Institute Public Innovators Labs http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8072 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/8072 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:28:59 CST To accelerate change around this country we need more "warriors" for hope, more men and women who are working to build organizations that span the boundaries in our communites and working break down the walls that we are told should divide us. Coming together in meetings like the one in Battle Creek is a step toward creating the change we all want. As I said, if we want to say "yes, we can!" we must first say "here I am!" Forward to a friend Share your story of hope For more... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7504 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7504 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:45:23 CDT Once you've read Make Hope Real, we encourage you to take the next step. Lead a discussion with your work colleagues or if you're in a book club, include Make Hope Real on your reading list. Below is a list of key questions we encourage you to ask your group. You can also download this discussion guide by clicking here:DISCUSSION GUIDE QUESTIONS: 1) The essay discusses pockets of change that do two things at once: address a specific public concern and build community. Where are such... http://www.makehopereal.org http://www.makehopereal.org Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:23:01 CDT The Harwood Institute launched MakeHopeReal.org, an interactive companion to the essay allowing users to purchase copies of the essay in various formats, and move from reading about hope to helping make it real in their community. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7546 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7546 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:04:40 CDT Make Hope Real Intro Video http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7396 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7396 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:07:55 CDT Tell your friends about Make Hope Real. Fill out their email addresses below: #lvmenu, #footer, .divider, .date, #powered, .eventSignup, .signup {display:none;} #main h1, p {margin-left:12px; color:#81002b} #main h1 {margin-top:21px;} _uacct = "UA-2959576-1"; urchinTracker(); http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7505 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7505 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:48:16 CDT #lvmenu, #footer, .divider, .date, #powered, .eventSignup, .signup {display:none;} #main h1, p {margin-left:12px; color:#81002b} #main h1 {margin-top:21px;} _uacct = "UA-2959576-1"; urchinTracker(); http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7382 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7382 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:25:41 CDT In her RoughCuts interview, Jill Vialet, President Founder of Sports4Kids, shares why she created Sports4Kids and her thoughts on the question, "If you're closing up shop in 5 years, what do you do to make a real and lasting difference?" This question was one of five key questions asked to participants of The Harwood Institute's 2007 Annual Public Innovators Summit. Click on the video below to view Jill's response. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7041 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/7041 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:18:24 CDT In this interview taken at The Harwood Institute's 2007 Annual Public Innovators Summit in Santa Fe, NM, Summit participant Dr. Robert Long, Director of Battle Creek Programming, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, discusses the value of The Annual Public Innovators Summit; the need for The Harwood Institute's work on both the grassroots and organizational level; and how The Harwood Institute's work is impacting the work he and his team are undertaking in Battle Creek, Michigan. Click the links... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6926 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6926 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:01:27 CDT #lvmenu, #footer, .divider, .date, #powered, .eventSignup, .signup {display:none;} #main h1, p {margin-left:12px; color:#81002b} #main h1 {margin-top:21px;} http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6925 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6925 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:54:11 CDT #lvmenu, #footer, .divider, .date, #powered, .eventSignup, .signup {display:none;} #main h1, p {margin-left:12px; color:#81002b} #main h1 {margin-top:21px;} http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6844 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6844 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:44:13 CDT The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation A foreward by Sterling K. Speirn President CEO, W.K. Kellogg FoundationRich Harwood has been asking a very important set of questions for some time now. And ever since his book, Hope Unraveled: The People’s Retreat and Our Way Back, appeared, more and more people are asking these same questions. Questions about people’s understandings and their sense of shared values, their connection to others in community, their concern for the American Dream. In this essay, he invites us to consider... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6884 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6884 Tue, 21 Aug 2007 08:35:42 CDT Read the first chapter- FREE! http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6873 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6873 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:19:43 CDT Sign up to learn more about The Harwood Institute and how you can Make Hope Real. Enter email address: #lvmenu, #footer, .divider, .date, #powered, .eventSignup, .signup {display:none;} #main h1, p {margin-left:12px; color:#81002b} #main h1 {margin-top:21px;} _uacct = "UA-2959576-1"; urchinTracker(); http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6868 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6868 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:49:19 CDT A special note from Rich Harwood: "If you recently received an e-mail from me inviting you to join us at the Innovators Lab, welcome to our Web site, and thank you for your interest. I hope that you're able to join us for what I believe will be a transformative experience for you." The Harwood Public Innovators LabWhat is the Public Innovators Lab? What are public innovators? Quiz: Am I a public innovator? What happens at the lab? What will I get out of it? How will I keep track of... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6865 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6865 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:23:43 CDT Kimberlie Kranich, Outreach Coordinator,WILL-TV, Champaign-Urbana, offers a candid account of the "shift" that is occurring within her, as she attempts to move her organization towards a deeper, more authentic engagement with their community. Kimberlie is a participant in the Community Engagement Initiative, a collaboration between The Harwood Institute and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting whose aim is to make public broadcasters more significant and relevant in the communities they... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6860 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6860 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:30:57 CDT Tired of business as usual? Join us in making hope real...For almost 20 years, we've been evolving both the ideas and practical approaches for changing the negative conditions in society that too often divide people and keep them from making progress in their neighborhoods, communities, and the nation as a whole. We must create an alternate path for our politics and our public life. Here's our plan...Our current work is focused on bringing to scale our innovations so that people and... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6863 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6863 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:41:21 CDT Text and audio versions of MLK's Drum Major Instinct speech http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6785 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6785 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:35:24 CDT We know you’re passionate about creating real, lasting change in public life and politics, and you want your community to be part of that change. But how do you engage that community in a way that will accelerate your efforts and help you build a deeper relationship to the place you care so deeply about? Lack of time, a shortage of resources, and demands for instant results make it difficult to create the kind of engagement we really need �" a kind of authentic engagement builds public... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6801 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6801 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:53:05 CDT Watch these videos of Rich Harwood discussing the Principles of Authentic Engagement. Then, for each one, ask yourself, “Where does our organization fall in the way we do engagement?” For example, do you seek consensus, or common ground? Have your colleagues do the same and have a conversation about what you can do to infuse your efforts with these principles.5 Principles of Authentic Engagement Videos(click on the links below to watch) Authentic Engagement: Principle #1 Authentic ... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6800 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6800 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:52:07 CDT Tired of business as usual in your community? Want to help create real, lasting change? Then join us for the Harwood Public Innovators Lab. The Lab is an intensive, four day experience that will help you create new pathways to accelerate change and engender authentic hope in your communities �" finding ways to get past the negative conditions in public life that stand in the way of progress. During the Lab you will examine how you can see, think about, and engage in your work... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6726 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6726 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:04:32 CDT n this week's RoughCuts interview, Rich discusses why he believes running an "outsider" campaign is a surefire way to lose the presidential election. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6757 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6757 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:14:56 CDT Rich offers a future President a recommendation for how to use the time between winning the election and the Inauguration to demonstrate true affection for our country and its citizens. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6720 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6720 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:48:46 CDT Each of us wants to make a difference. But if we want to create real, lasting change, then experience tells us that simply running faster or harder won’t do the trick. We have to become much more ruthlessly strategic.For us, this is fundamentally about one’s orientation to their work and the communities they serve. Being ruthlessly strategic is about knowing the actual conditions we face in our community and understanding what it takes for communities to change. It also is about how we... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6721 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6721 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:27:48 CDT Being ruthlessly strategic is about being genuine in your relationship to the community. It’s about making choices that allow you to create sustainable change efforts and to build community while also excelling in achieving your mission. And, in an age where we have become highly professionalized, it means setting your own biases aside and allowing yourself to trust the community. Those of you who work in communities every day seeking to change politics and public life recognize the need... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6682 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6682 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:53:01 CDT Discussion questions for the Harwood Mini-Tools article, The 3A's of Public Life http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6671 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6671 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 07:54:58 CDT This is the discussion guide for Mike Woods article, Harwood Mini-Tools: The 3 A's of Public Life. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6512 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6512 Mon, 14 May 2007 11:54:20 CDT Flo Rogers, General Manager of KNPR, Nevada Public Radio, talks about her station's decision to participate in the Community Engagement Initiative and how she is attempting to build a space that would not only foster dialogue about who they are as a community, but hopefully move beyond dialogue towards finding solutions to the issues they face as a community. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6502 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6502 Thu, 10 May 2007 09:16:08 CDT About The Harwood Institute: We are an independent, non-partisan organization that works within a long tradition of small, catalytic organizations in American history that have sought to improve public life and politics. At The Harwood Institute, we seek nothing less than to spark fundamental change in American public life - so that people can tap their own potential to make a difference and join together to build a common, brighter future. Are you our Special Projects... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6378 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6378 Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:29:33 CDT Taylor Willingham, Director of Texas Forums and Public Innovator Lab alum, has linked on her blog The Harwood Institute and the Kettering Foundation collaboration to focus on how people who initiate civic action in communities decide to step forward, overcome resistance and barriers in their work, and engage in community politics. Taylor sat down with Jeff Tiell to chat: JT: What's your connection to The Harwood Institute Taylor? TW: I have known Rich for about twelve years now through... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6349 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6349 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:32:03 CDT The Harwood Institute has selected Orchid Suites, a leading technology development company with over 10 years experience in the Washington DC Metro area, as the web services vendor to help diffuse our work online and make it more accessible to people across the nation. "Orchid has demonstrated they are a solid company with next generation technology and outstanding service," said Richard C. Harwood, The Harwood Institute president adding, "their technology that has entered a new era." ... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6326 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6326 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:30:39 CDT Eric RigaudDirector of Technology Social NetworksThe Harwood Institute for Public Innovation NTEN talking points· Washington D.C. is the world's stage. The cradle of public life. · Now more than ever there is a need for individuals to step into public life (there is too much at stake, e.g., wars in Iraq/Afghanistan, domestic policy issues, etc.) · At the same time, we have seen more people than ever before become frustrated and even lose hope in their... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6292 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6292 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:02:59 CDT The Harwood Institute and the Charles F. Kettering Foundation have entered into a learning agreement to focus on how people who initiate civic action in communities decide to step forward, overcome resistance and barriers in their work, and engage in community politics. This innovation work will consist of a series of interviews with a number of public innovators, paired with Harwood tools and frameworks, and distributed online so that other innovators across the country can learn from their... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6163 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6163 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 08:21:40 CDT Rich returned from the 2007 Hands on Network Leadership Conference in New Orleans last week, where he lead a town hall discussion for hundreds of public innovators from across the nation. There he ran into Ellen Ferber, Regional VP of Hands on Network and recent alum of the Harwood Public Innovators Lab, held in February in Baltimore, Maryland. As a leader in a dynamic nationally networked organization, Ellen continues to engage those she meets through The Harwood Institute's proven tools... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6161 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/6161 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:03:43 CDT The Harwood Institute and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting have forged a groundbreaking collaboration to deepen and expand the local significance of public broadcasters and improve the civic health of communities across the country. The aim of the Community Engagement Initiative is to find new ways to make public television and radio stations more significant local organizations, important to and deeply involved in the civic life of their communities. This effort comes at a time when... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/826 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/826 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:30:01 CST -- Rich was featured in the Columbian Missourian opinion pages on Friday, February 9th. Click below to read Rich's article, "Values must shape future Iraq policy."Missourian http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/803 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/803 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:22:51 CST Last week prior to the State of the Union address, Rich challenged his fellow citizens to think about and write talking points on their own State of the Union speech. We received many responses. Check out what folks had to say!stateoftheunionweb_1031.doc http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/799 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/799 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:19:47 CST Have you ever found yourself lacking the right word to describe a public endeavor? The Harwood Institute announces an ongoing series of words and phrases which capture this missing public vocabulary. http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/594 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/595 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/596 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/598 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/599 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/600 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/601 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/602 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/603 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/604 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/605 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/606 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/607 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/608 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/609 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/610 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/611 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/612 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/613 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/614 http://www.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://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/615 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/616 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/617 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/618 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/798 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/798 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:19:11 CST In the upcoming months Rich, along with the Greater Essex Council of Child Welfare Collaboratives based in Newark, will be working for change in continuing to make Newark a better place to live, work, and play. On the specifics of the work, Rich says, "We'll be creating a new covenant that will be made public on how people will work together for the benefit of children and families."In the meantime, The New York Times has written a series of articles about Newark. Check it out below . . .... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/797 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/797 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:18:31 CST Rich's blog, Redeeming Hope, is featured in a December 7, 2006 article entitled "10 Nonprofit blogs that get attention" in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The article also features Phil Cubeta, an alum of the 2006 Harwood Institute Innovator's Summit, and his website gifthub.org.To read the full article click here http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/542 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/541 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/540 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/539 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/538 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/537 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/536 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/536 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:38:50 CST On Tuesday, across the nation, people from all regions will be voting in the midterm elections. What will the implications of these elections mean for you? What will they suggest about conditions for change in our communities and the country? How might they affect the work you do? Where is public discourse and civic engagement in our land headed? What are your own feelings about the direction of the country?Rich will lead the discussion using his short book, A New Political Covenant.... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/535 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/535 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:38:19 CST 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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/534 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/533 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/532 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/531 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/530 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/529 http://www.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 Civic Engagement, Hands on AtlantaRobert Brown, Construction Manager, Sumter Habitat for... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/528 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/527 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/526 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/525 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/524 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/523 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/522 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/521 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/520 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/519 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/518 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/517 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/516 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/515 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/514 http://www.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 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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/513 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/512 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/511 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/510 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/510 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:47:31 CST 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, senior... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/509 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/508 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/507 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/506 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/505 http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/505 Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:39:56 CST 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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/504 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/503 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/502 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/501 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/500 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/499 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/498 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/497 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/496 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/495 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/494 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/493 http://www.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.QA with Bret BicoyPresident, Nevada Community Foundation Q: How has your partnership with The Harwood Institute helped your organization?A:... http://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/492 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/491 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/490 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/489 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/488 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/487 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/486 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/485 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/484 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/483 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/482 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/481 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/480 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/479 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/478 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/477 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/476 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/475 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/474 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/473 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/472 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/471 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/470 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/469 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/468 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/467 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/466 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/465 http://www.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://www.theharwoodinstitute.org/ht/d/ArticleDetails/i/464 http://www.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 h