Redeeming Hope - May 2006 Archives

May 2006

A day at the Lab - Taylor Willingham (15:55) - Taylor Willingham, a participant in the Spring 2006 Public Innovators Lab that The Harwood Institute hosted last week, has written a blog entry on her experiences. It's a great piece that gives you a good idea of what a day in the Lab is like. If you're interested, I encourage you to check it out.... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Some thoughts on the 3 A's - Gail Hayes (08:48) - As a funder involved in neighborhood transformation and family strengthening, Rich’s concept of 3 A’s for public innovators – authority, authenticity, and accountability – is invaluable. To be both authentic and accountable while at the same time speaking with authority that comes only from a deep understanding of the neighborhood is the gold standard that neighborhood-based funders should seek to uphold. Communities deserve no less from us. The accountability covenant requires us to make promises... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

10 questions for public innovators (22:37) - I’ll be leading our Public Innovators Lab this week in Baltimore, Md., which always brings to a head some fundamental questions about people’s efforts to create change in communities. Here are some questions I hear over and over again from public innovators. See what they spur in you.How can I get other people to see why I’m pursing the path that I am in my work? How can I position, or reposition, my organization so... | 0 Trackbacks | 4 Comments

Thoughts on Our Way Back - Dateline Youngstown (14:50) - Last week I saw the face of America’s future, and it was a good one. Most of us know Youngstown, Ohio, for everything it has lost over the years; now, we can take a cue from something it has gained. Get to know the new mayor, Jay Williams. In 1999, my colleagues and I wrote a report with the support of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation about Youngstown, entitled Waiting for the Future. Back then... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments

Connecting to Jane Jacobs (13:59) - The headline on the front page of this Sunday’s New York Times Week in Review section roared “Outgrowing Jane Jacobs.” The piece suggests that Jacobs’ view of community life is outdated, even quaint, and not so relevant anymore. While part of this argument may be right, the heart of it is wrong. I still remember when I read Jane Jacobs’ classic, The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I was an undergraduate at Skidmore... | 0 Trackbacks | 3 Comments