This is looking great. It would be great to see some 'before' pictures on this actionplatform as well :)
BIG NEWS COMING SOONish.
oh, and Cindy, you're amazing for putting us in the happy-endings box. i will take full advantage of the placement this weekend.
oh hey ben. thanks for jumping in. hadn't realized the new features were up. i have some progress to report, will be back later today.
Donn - suggest using Meetup for mass community meeting input - www.meetup.com.
@Matt: No finer compliment. I'm sure you'll teach me a ton about Idaho around the time I start getting my hands dirty.
Oh, and I deleted my micro-action about a master plan. Strikes me as unilateral and fairly annoying to present people with a ready-made vision for the place where they live.
Anyone know how to organize mass meetings for community input?
Which, by the way, does anyone know a good community organizer? I'm certainly not one. Time to make a micro-action.
Just to be clear, though: the CRUCIAL thing is getting the residents on both sides of Alter together. In that regard, one honest-to-god community organizer is worth more to me than a hundred landscapers from Pepsi Refresh.
Even better: some other Detroiter who DOES know the local businesses could ask.
((HINT MICRO ACTION *HINT))
Thanks, Cindy. A few definitely come to mind. Don't know the others personally, so I guess the only thing to do is ask :)
Donn - take a look at this post on how brands and businesses are contributing to improve local communities and urban environments. Who do you think might be interested in getting involved in this from the Detroit business landscape? http://bbhhive.com/2010/06/brands-as-thoughtful-city-dwellers/
Learning an awful lot about Detroit. Thanks Donn.
If you're reading this and you're interested, you probably have ideas of your own on how we can pull this off. Don't be shy! Add a micro-action. Even if you can't execute it yourself, someone else WILL step up for a worthy idea.
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This is looking great. It would be great to see some 'before' pictures on this actionplatform as well :)
BIG NEWS COMING SOONish.
oh, and Cindy, you're amazing for putting us in the happy-endings box. i will take full advantage of the placement this weekend.
oh hey ben. thanks for jumping in. hadn't realized the new features were up. i have some progress to report, will be back later today.
Donn - suggest using Meetup for mass community meeting input - www.meetup.com.
@Matt: No finer compliment. I'm sure you'll teach me a ton about Idaho around the time I start getting my hands dirty.
Oh, and I deleted my micro-action about a master plan. Strikes me as unilateral and fairly annoying to present people with a ready-made vision for the place where they live.
Anyone know how to organize mass meetings for community input?
Which, by the way, does anyone know a good community organizer? I'm certainly not one. Time to make a micro-action.
Just to be clear, though: the CRUCIAL thing is getting the residents on both sides of Alter together. In that regard, one honest-to-god community organizer is worth more to me than a hundred landscapers from Pepsi Refresh.
Even better: some other Detroiter who DOES know the local businesses could ask. ((HINT MICRO ACTION *HINT))
Thanks, Cindy. A few definitely come to mind. Don't know the others personally, so I guess the only thing to do is ask :)
Donn - take a look at this post on how brands and businesses are contributing to improve local communities and urban environments. Who do you think might be interested in getting involved in this from the Detroit business landscape? http://bbhhive.com/2010/06/brands-as-thoughtful-city-dwellers/
Learning an awful lot about Detroit. Thanks Donn.
If you're reading this and you're interested, you probably have ideas of your own on how we can pull this off. Don't be shy! Add a micro-action. Even if you can't execute it yourself, someone else WILL step up for a worthy idea.