My most exciting feedback to date is shared in this post. Spoiler alert; “Community building should be part of every class at the University”. Come read the story.

The Answer, in a Few Words… We build community by communicating. In Bowling Alone, Robert D. Putnam says “Communication is a fundamental prerequisite for social and emotional connections.”  “Social and emotional connections” is a succinct definition of..

Community We hear the word “community” a lot today.  Yet we use the word so liberally, applying it to any group at all, that it has become nearly meaningless.  This does a disservice to the true meaning..

A Master’s degree (at sixty!) Yep – I made it through LOL. Come by the LFI porch so you can see what I’m doing with this degree! Maybe there is some collaboration for us in the future!

Team building and community building – are they the same thing? Come over and see my answer.

Technology is our new favourite punching bag. Yet we crave the connection it affords us. I’ve been thinking about this for some time and I want to share some key points we have been missing.

Community building and team building are related, but there are distinct differences. One of my longest posts – sorry about that! It took a lot of words to do this justice!

Just some thoughts about community that are percolating as I prepare for my first significant community building workshop. Come share your thoughts!

What’s the most important thing you need if you want to build community? You can’t avoid this. Without it, there is no real community.