Milan Wall and Vicki Luther of the Heartland Center for Leadership Development developed a list of "clues" to community survival as part of a study that looked at small town community survival, those that were thriving vs. those that were not.
Their belief is that their list of 20 concepts should be used NOT as a checklist, but as a tool for discussion. "The list is especially useful for beginning the conversation about community betterment and goal setting." St Paul Feedback begins this conversation by taking a look at 5 of these "clues", does St Paul share any of these?
1. Evidence of Community Pride: Successful communities are ofter showplaces of care, attention, history and heritage.
2. Emphasis on Quality in Business and Community Life: People believe that something worth doing is worth doing right.
3. Willingness to Invest in the Future: In addition to the brick and mortar investments, all decisions are made with an outlook on the future.
4. Participatory Approach to Community Decision Making: Even the most powerful of opinion leaders seems to work toward building consensus.
5. Cooperative Community Spirit: The stress is on working together toward a common goal and the focus is on positive results.
What do you think?
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I don't think that people in this town work together, it's all about what they get out of the deal.
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