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Make Hope Real - Lead a Group Discussion
Saturday, September 29, 2007
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 pockets of change in your community and
how can you deepen and spread them? (Page
14)
2) The author, Rich Harwood, talks about
citizen-based values. How are these values
reflected in your community; what can you and
others do to strengthen these citizen-based
values? (Page 20)
3) This essay identifies a "new breed of
leader" is emerging in communities. Who are the
new breed of leaders in your community and how
can you and others support them and stand by
them? (Pages 24-27)
4) What does it mean to treat people as
citizens rather than consumers? What would this
mean for how you and others go about your work?
(Page 36)
5) This essay discusses the promise of
"boundary spanning organizations" in
communities. What would it mean, in big or
small ways, for your organization (or others)
to span more boundaries in the community? (Page
32)
6) For you personally, what is the difference
between false and authentic hope? How can you
and others promote more authentic hope? (Page
43)
7) What does it mean to make hope real? What
are three ways you can make hope real?
