Ask Detroit
As part of the 2009 Harwood Public Innovators
Lab, 70 public innovators fanned out around
downtown Detroit to talk with people about
their aspirations for their community.
Ask Detroit was a chance for people to talk
about the kind of community they wanted to live
in. By starting with aspirations instead
of complaints, or wish lists we heard something
surprising.
Just two days after General Motors declared bankruptcy people’s highest priority for their community was that it be safe and clean. Clearly, the faltering economy and negative job news were important to those we spoke to, but they were not the primary concerns. Rather people spoke of their aspiration for a safe, clean and connected community.
To learn more - download a free copy of the report: Ask Detroit
Ways You Can Use Ask Detroit
Download your own Ask Detroit questions and Ask Detroit Demographics and use it to have a conversation with people in your neighborhood. By asking these questions throughout Detroit we can tap into people’s aspirations and help to unlock a different way of approaching change in Detroit.
Share your results with others. When you've used the Ask Detroit questions in your community click here to share your results so others can learn from your work.
Share copies of the Ask Detroit report with others in the community, so that you can further a conversation about the kind of change Detroiters want.
Join the list of local organizations using Ask Detroit – email aleavy@theharwoodinstitute.org to become a local partner.
Contact one of our local partners to volunteer.
Just two days after General Motors declared bankruptcy people’s highest priority for their community was that it be safe and clean. Clearly, the faltering economy and negative job news were important to those we spoke to, but they were not the primary concerns. Rather people spoke of their aspiration for a safe, clean and connected community.
To learn more - download a free copy of the report: Ask Detroit
Ways You Can Use Ask Detroit
Download your own Ask Detroit questions and Ask Detroit Demographics and use it to have a conversation with people in your neighborhood. By asking these questions throughout Detroit we can tap into people’s aspirations and help to unlock a different way of approaching change in Detroit.
Share your results with others. When you've used the Ask Detroit questions in your community click here to share your results so others can learn from your work.
Share copies of the Ask Detroit report with others in the community, so that you can further a conversation about the kind of change Detroiters want.
Join the list of local organizations using Ask Detroit – email aleavy@theharwoodinstitute.org to become a local partner.
Contact one of our local partners to volunteer.