Comments on: City Of Seattle Needs A Unified Vision For Its Future http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/ public engagement, community empowerment, social capital Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A Half-Year Later: Journalism That Matters-Pacific Northwest « Social Capital Review http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3808 A Half-Year Later: Journalism That Matters-Pacific Northwest « Social Capital Review Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:07:25 +0000 http://socialcapitalreview.org/?p=953#comment-3808 [...] Bhatt, a reporter at the Seattle Times, and Pamela Kilborn-Miller of the Dalai Lama Center spoke about the Global Health Reporting Initiative which emerged out of [...] [...] Bhatt, a reporter at the Seattle Times, and Pamela Kilborn-Miller of the Dalai Lama Center spoke about the Global Health Reporting Initiative which emerged out of [...]

]]> By: Nadia Bandasak http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/comment-page-1/#comment-3490 Nadia Bandasak Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:45:53 +0000 http://socialcapitalreview.org/?p=953#comment-3490 I just placed this article on my facebook account. it's an interesting read for everyone. I just placed this article on my facebook account. it’s an interesting read for everyone.

]]> By: Pam Kilborn-MIller http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Pam Kilborn-MIller Thu, 01 Apr 2010 01:10:49 +0000 http://socialcapitalreview.org/?p=953#comment-142 Hello John - Thanks very much for your thoughtful response! Kind Regards, PamKM Hello John – Thanks very much for your thoughtful response!

Kind Regards,
PamKM

]]> By: John Lewis http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/comment-page-1/#comment-138 John Lewis Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:32:37 +0000 http://socialcapitalreview.org/?p=953#comment-138 I have been involved in imagineCALGARY since it's development over 5 years ago. To date, the imagineCALGARY has 55 Partners (organizations that have signed on to do "their part" towards the plan). These include 4 of the 5 largest employers in the city and represent a diverse range of sectors. There hasn't yet been major headway in the measurement of the targets community-wide. The majority of the work has been done by Partners trying to determine how they can best implement sustainability within their own cultures, which takes a great deal of time and patience. In addition, the imagineCALGARY Partnership requires time and effort to create a collaborative network where lessons learned can be shared amongst organizations. These efforts, while not the highest profile, are essential, foundational steps to ensure longer-term change. While it has been over 3 years since the plan was created, the scope of the plan and the level of citizen engagement gives imagineCALGARY a level of legitimacy that allows this diverse range of Partners to contribute. How these folks were engaged - by going to where people are, allowing for more diverse voices to come forward - also played a role in creating a plan that has continually inspired those that have been involved for a long time and new citizens and organizations that are just coming in contact with imagineCALGARY. As an example, this year, grade 6 students at a local elementary school are using imagineCALGARY to give them direction for local sustainability projects in their community as part of their social studies curriculum. Our approach to engagement has been replicated and adapted in a variety of places such as Portland (VisionPDX), Durban, South Africa (Imagine Durban) and Saint John, New Brunswick (Vision 2015). These processes also have a great wealth of information on how to engage your citizens in a way that both encourages them to voice their opinions and inspires them to action. All the best to Seattle in your efforts to engage your community. John Lewis imagineCALGARY Communications Coordinator President, Intelligent Futures www.intelligentfutures.ca I have been involved in imagineCALGARY since it’s development over 5 years ago. To date, the imagineCALGARY has 55 Partners (organizations that have signed on to do “their part” towards the plan). These include 4 of the 5 largest employers in the city and represent a diverse range of sectors. There hasn’t yet been major headway in the measurement of the targets community-wide. The majority of the work has been done by Partners trying to determine how they can best implement sustainability within their own cultures, which takes a great deal of time and patience. In addition, the imagineCALGARY Partnership requires time and effort to create a collaborative network where lessons learned can be shared amongst organizations. These efforts, while not the highest profile, are essential, foundational steps to ensure longer-term change.

While it has been over 3 years since the plan was created, the scope of the plan and the level of citizen engagement gives imagineCALGARY a level of legitimacy that allows this diverse range of Partners to contribute. How these folks were engaged – by going to where people are, allowing for more diverse voices to come forward – also played a role in creating a plan that has continually inspired those that have been involved for a long time and new citizens and organizations that are just coming in contact with imagineCALGARY. As an example, this year, grade 6 students at a local elementary school are using imagineCALGARY to give them direction for local sustainability projects in their community as part of their social studies curriculum.

Our approach to engagement has been replicated and adapted in a variety of places such as Portland (VisionPDX), Durban, South Africa (Imagine Durban) and Saint John, New Brunswick (Vision 2015). These processes also have a great wealth of information on how to engage your citizens in a way that both encourages them to voice their opinions and inspires them to action.

All the best to Seattle in your efforts to engage your community.

John Lewis
imagineCALGARY Communications Coordinator
President, Intelligent Futures
http://www.intelligentfutures.ca

]]> By: Pam Kilborn-MIller http://socialcapitalreview.org/city-of-seattle-needs-a-unified-vision-for-its-future/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Pam Kilborn-MIller Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:10:57 +0000 http://socialcapitalreview.org/?p=953#comment-124 Announcing collective progress in unexpected public places might help build momentum to accomplish a city's vision, unleash the power of self-organizing groups, and inspire visitors to launch similar campaigns in their own cities. Can we awaken the competitive spirit and apply it to the common good? For example, at the Las Vegas airport, there are massive screens with animated casino and entertainment ads that scream for our attention. Perhaps cities could add a positive spin to this idea by creatively, quietly, and visibly sharing success stories while people wait in long lines at customs and other public transportation hubs? For example, the City of Seattle government has a 100% green fleet of low-carbon emission vehicles but most people don’t know it. The above idea to visibly share success stories in civic places maps to #1, #2, and #4 in the following United Nations "change process" to meet the Millennium Development Goals. 1. Awareness and Outreach 2. Training and Learning 3. Implementation 4. Measure and evaluation Does your city have a change process? If so, what is it? Announcing collective progress in unexpected public places might help build momentum to accomplish a city’s vision, unleash the power of self-organizing groups, and inspire visitors to launch similar campaigns in their own cities.

Can we awaken the competitive spirit and apply it to the common good?

For example, at the Las Vegas airport, there are massive screens with animated casino and entertainment ads that scream for our attention. Perhaps cities could add a positive spin to this idea by creatively, quietly, and visibly sharing success stories while people wait in long lines at customs and other public transportation hubs? For example, the City of Seattle government has a 100% green fleet of low-carbon emission vehicles but most people don’t know it.

The above idea to visibly share success stories in civic places maps to #1, #2, and #4 in the following United Nations “change process” to meet the Millennium Development Goals.

1. Awareness and Outreach
2. Training and Learning
3. Implementation
4. Measure and evaluation

Does your city have a change process? If so, what is it?

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