Peter Block
Leader As Convener
Witness the Common Good: Transformation Within Reach
Activating the Common Good: Reclaiming Control of Our Collective Well-being
Leaders as conveners: lessons from author Peter Block
Flawless Consulting
The Neighborhood Is the Center
Journalism with Community at the Center
Power of Gifts Podcast
Departure for Another Way
Meditating on a Neighborly Economy
Jubilee is very simple.
Intentional Neighborhoods in Co-Housing
Building Wealth for All through Dividend Housing
High School Student and Peter Block Discuss Life
The Parish in the Neighborhood
When we look at the Parish as a microcosm of all life’s dimensions, the conversation changes from traditional clergy talk of “butts, budgets and buildings,” to: What is God up to in our places, and how do we join in with that? Listen to Paul Sparks, Co-founding Director of the Parish Collective, discuss with Peter Block and John McKnight in this conversation:
Restorative Practices for Turbulent Times
What can happen when we move justice out of the law system and into neighborhoods and communities? Restorative practices are being put into action beyond justice systems into schools and institutions, changing the conversation from fault and punishment to looking at who has been harmed, how they were harmed and whose obligation it is to repair that harm. In this conversation, community and organizational psychologist Thom Allena shares insight and experiences from his work with restorative justice. Listen:
Departing the Consumer Culture
Neighborly Economics: A Way Towards the Exchange of Gifts
The Moment for Community Has Arrived
Creating Community: Podcast
Discuss Community with Peter Block
Building Community in an Era of Isolation
Organizing the Unorganizables
How Neighborhoods Engage with Local Governments
How are institutions and government most useful in supporting neighbor driven initiatives? What can we do with a little bit of outside assistance? And what do we need somebody from the outside to do? Ron Dwyer-Voss asks these three questions in his work engaging with community groups who want to have stronger relationships with local government.
Ron, owner and founder of Pacific Community Solutions, uses the Asset-Based Community Development process with community groups to help them identify how they can do something to create transformation. He shares with John McKnight and Peter Block stories and insights such as the importance of including reflection and learning conversations as part of the process.
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