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=10 / 10.5 Things Needed for a Community to Thrive= | =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 | *IE Local projects are not halted by national politics | ||
==2.) You can pick out the local patriots== | |||
*Obious leaders | *Obious leaders | ||
==3.) “Public-private partnerships” are real== | |||
*non corrupt publi-private partnerships are commonplace | *non corrupt publi-private partnerships are commonplace | ||
==4.) People know the civic story== | |||
*united message + goal is had + widely understood | *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 | *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 | *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= | =Application to OSE= | ||
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
- 5-7 are similar to the OSE Club and OSE Campus Ideas