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..

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.

This is an update and a request to the LFI community. The rubber is about to hit the road, but first, this…

The other question is, what is the Universal Happy Place. Both questions are answered in these musings. Do you agree?

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!

Johann Hari’s book, Lost Connections, makes one of the strongest cases for community building I’ve heard yet. Come and see more.