The Abundant Community
Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods
There is a growing movement of people with a different vision for their local communities. They know that real satisfaction and the good life are not provided by organizations, institutions, or systems. No numbers of great CEOs, central offices, or long range plans produce what a community can produce. People are discovering a new possibility for their lives. They have a calling. They are called. And together they call upon themselves.This possibility is idealistic, and yet it is an ideal within our grasp. It is a possibility that is both idealistic and realistic. Our culture leads us to believe that a satisfying life can be purchased. It tel…
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Weitere Autoren: Block, Peter
- ISBN: 978-1-60994-081-2
- EAN: 9781609940812
- Produktnummer: 11994751
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.2 cm x D1.5 cm 253 g
- Gewicht: 253
Über den Autor
John McKnight is emeritus professor of education and social policy and codirector of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute at Northwestern University. He is the coauthor of Building Communities from the Inside Out and the author of The Careless Society. He has been a community organizer and serves on the boards of several national organi-zations that support neighborhood development. Peter Block is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed by Block to build the skills outlined in his books. He is the author of Flawless Consulting, Stewardship, The Answer to How Is Yes, and Community. He is the recipient of numerous awards, most recently the Organization Development Network's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.
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