In recent years I’ve grown tired of writing plans, beautiful plans, strategies, ideas, theories, feasibility analysis to create social change around difficult community situations. It’s …
It’s not a relay if you don’t pass the baton on
If you’ve been anywhere within earshot of me in the past months you’ll have heard about my frustrations with the pathetic school based traineeship (SBAT) systems that Australia currently has in place.
Public art and community recovery
When recently in Christchurch, NZ I was moved and inspired by the public art. I had to learn more about how the artworks contributed to …
Is the community sector toxic?
If you work in the community (read not for profit) sector, particularly in a community development, coordination or management role I’d say you wouldn’t be surprised …
Experience your industry before you jump in
A colleague recently commented on the necessity of fledgling business owners (in particular social enterprise owners) trialing and testing their industry before launching themselves upon …
When a social enterprise is not an enterprise
Unless you’ve been living under a rock by now you’ve heard the term ‘social enterprise’. There are many and varied definitions of the illustrious notion …
Lip service isn’t helping
If there’s anything that boils my blood it’s the use of disadvantaged communities for their sexy statistics of disadvantage. And the resulting commodification of problems. Actually, …
Stop planning, start doing.
If I could distill just one thing from over 12 years consulting for communities it’s this; People in any community, no matter how disadvantaged already …