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=10 / 10.5  Things Needed for a Community to Thrive=
=10 / 10.5  Things Needed for a Community to Thrive=
#Divisive national politics seem a distant concern
==1.) Divisive national politics seem a distant concern==
#You can pick out the local patriots
*IE Local projects are not halted by national politics
#“Public-private partnerships” are real
 
#People know the civic story
==2.) You can pick out the local patriots==
#They are near a research university
*Obious leaders
#They have, and care about, a community college
 
#They have unusual schools
==3.) “Public-private partnerships” are real==
#They make themselves open
*non corrupt publi-private partnerships are commonplace
#They have big plans
 
#They have craft breweries
==4.) People know the civic story==
*united message + goal is had + widely understood
 
==5.) They have a downtown==
 
==6.) They are near a research university==
 
==7.) They have, and care about, a community college==
 
==8.) They have unusual schools==
*Ie ones with out of the box methods, special facilities (makerspaces), job training etc
 
==9.) They make themselves open==
 
==10.)They have big plans==
*Big ideas but also long term thinking, which they pointed out as being easier at a local level than the national level
 
==10.5)They have craft breweries==
 
=Application to OSE=
*5-7 are similar to the [[OSE Club]] and [[OSE Campus]] Ideas


=See Also=
=See Also=

Latest revision as of 01:29, 10 April 2019

Basics

  • A book by James Fallows and Deborah Fallows
  • Copyrighted 2018-2019
  • Details their journey through the USA to study how troubled communities are fixing their issues
  • It also discusses the inverse relationship of national and local politics; National Cooperation goes down, local Cooperation goees up

10 / 10.5 Things Needed for a Community to Thrive

1.) Divisive national politics seem a distant concern

  • IE Local projects are not halted by national politics

2.) You can pick out the local patriots

  • Obious leaders

3.) “Public-private partnerships” are real

  • non corrupt publi-private partnerships are commonplace

4.) People know the civic story

  • united message + goal is had + widely understood

5.) They have a downtown

6.) They are near a research university

7.) They have, and care about, a community college

8.) They have unusual schools

  • Ie ones with out of the box methods, special facilities (makerspaces), job training etc

9.) They make themselves open

10.)They have big plans

  • Big ideas but also long term thinking, which they pointed out as being easier at a local level than the national level

10.5)They have craft breweries

Application to OSE

See Also

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