City Life is Recalibrating

Should you cast your vote based on who your city government needs to be, or who you want them to be?

Civic PracticeBeth SandersFebruary 8, 2021cities, Citizens, Integral City Voices, business, community organizations, community, electionComment

8 Ways I Engage in City Life

Choose when to be oblivious, a spectator or an active part of efforts to improve. (Note: You don’t have to be everything at once.)

The Expert Trap

Have you ever landed in the expert trap? I was really stuck a couple years ago: I started talking and talking and talking, not leaving any room for anyone else.

Civic Practice, Art of HostingBeth SandersOctober 21, 2020circle, Art of Hosting, participatory leadership, cities, engagement, communityComment

Make People Visible to Each Other

When we use technology like Zoom, even with a panel presentation, when we choose to allow participants to see each other we are allowing the community that has gathered to see each other and make further contact with itself. We choose to enable, rather than disable, community agency.

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