The Challenge of Community Groups
Managing Conversations
Permeable but Firm Boundaries
The Core Group
Discipline
Momentum
Change Requires Innovation
Patience
Interaction within the Group
When Things Go Badly Wrong
Choose Core Group Members Carefully
Go Slow and Prepare to Move Fast
Grow Momentum
A Private Platform to Match the Public Platform
Reflection and Troubleshooting
Building Resilience
Managing Urgency, Outcomes, and Scale
Intangible Outcomes
Honest Reflection and Constructive Criticism
Reflections on Chapter 7
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1 Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community by Robert D. Putnam discusses the reduction of people joining community groups and volunteering starting before the Internet.
2 Diploma of Sustainable Living, University of Tasmania
3 Cascades: How to Create a Movement that Drives Transformational Change, by Greg Satell. Mcgraw Hill, 2019. ISBN: 9781260454017 https://digitaltonto.com/books/cascades/
4 See Strategic Doing https://strategicdoing.net/
5 Strategic Doing: A Strategy Model for Open Networks, Edward Morrison. Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 2021. https://doi.org/10.25907/00087
Resources: Chapter Pages: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Conclusion