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levers

Posted in action research, appreciative inquiry, patterns, random perspectives, social capital on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

While the old saying – there is no ‘magic lever’ – does seem to hold true at some level, I have come to look at things a little differently. My current sense is that:
Everything is a lever if you look at it the right way!
All this is really saying is that every situation contains a [...]

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social objects as medium for change – v2

Posted in co-creation, community development, social capital, social change, social objects on August 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After writing that last post, I came up with a slightly more elaborate diagram for thinking about social objects and how they fit into the social change process that Seva Mandir is trying to bring about… It’s a skill I’m trying to develop (the diagramming that is) ;p
There are still a lot of question marks [...]

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social capital – possibility is in our hands

Posted in collaboration, community development, delwara, social capital, social change, the source on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Another long-standing topic that I am finally getting around to putting on my blog… and a good follow-up for the previous blog. It struck me one day in Delwara as I found myself trying to stop two ‘community leaders’ from neighbouring communities – one a tribal (Gameti) the other a scheduled caste (Meghwal – traditionally [...]

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