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The Power of Storytelling in Creating Pivotal Community Leadership

In 2020, as communities navigated significant challenges, University of Wisconsin educators searched for ways to inspire hope in community members. This led to interviews across Wisconsin focused on the question, “How do leaders inspire hope and relational action in communities through story?” Interviews revealed that through storytelling, community leaders create shifts in mental models, leading to community innovation. Individuals who recognize an opportunity and communicate a vision and strategy create positive pivotal community change. Sharing these stories and lessons learned create hope and inspire a new group of people to act and innovate as leaders who shape community change.

Civil Leadership for Vibrant Communities: Building Bridges through Deliberative Dialogue

Using leadership to tackle the ‘crisis points’ of local government

Engagement for Community Change

Part of the Community Action Toolkit and the Broadband Toolkit What is Community Engagement? Community engagement is the process of involving the public in problem-solving, planning, policy-setting, and decision-making. This definition is grounded in the belief that everyone affected by a given decision has the right to participate in making it. In this article, we […]

Developing Your Vision and Goals

Part of the Community Action Toolkit and the Broadband Toolkit This article offers definitions and a simple process you can use to develop a vision and goals to support community planning and action. Definitions Vision A vision is a statement that describes a desired future. Visions consider what is possible, unite people, and can inspire […]

Transform your team by understanding your Real Colors®

Schedule a Real Colors workshop for your organization. Participants enjoy a safe and fun atmosphere with the opportunity to learn more about themselves and others.

What you can learn about your community from demographics

You may be surprised at how much you can learn about your community from demographic data. Besides the size, growth or distribution of the population, you can find detailed information on the social, economic and housing characteristics of communities.