Cincinnati Archive

Tuesday April 24, 2012

Cincinnatians Learning Innovation Engineering

Eureka Ranch contributes expertise to advance citizen-driven, transformation effort

Trained in social work, teaching and Usui reiki, Geralyn Sparough has never had any reason to be interested in the engineering profession — until recently.

Thursday April 19, 2012

From Foreclosure Crisis to Burgeoning Urban Ag

Yearly strengths summits align Cleveland's local food work

When she looks around, Jenita McGowan senses great civic pride around what her home city has been able to accomplish coming out of its position as the epicenter of the foreclosure crisis.

Monday April 16, 2012

Narrative Change-Makers Descend on Walnut Hills

Subgroup blossoms out of CoreChange summit

In the wake of the CoreChange summit in Cincinnati floats a network of breakout subgroups, each striving in their own way to make an impact on the transformation underway there. The group Jim Prues is with is all about establishing a new narrative; telling a different story through engagement and dialogue with people of all walks of life.

Wednesday April 04, 2012

Milwaukee Inspired by Cincinnati, Cleveland

Community transformation project underway; considers what can be learned from similar efforts in sister cities

She’s a small-built, gentle-speaking woman but right now playing a formidable role — linking cities doing citizen-based, community transformation work in the U.S.

Tuesday April 03, 2012

Making Things Easier for Cincinnati’s Working Poor

‘I think we’ll all grow as a result’

A new effort focused on Cincinnati’s working poor has been filling Bonnie Phillips’ thoughts and prayers for the past seven years.

Friday March 30, 2012

Cincinnati Educators Gain Strengths Training

VIA Institute shares the power of strengths with teachers

Cincinnati’s VIA Institute on Character has taken on a variety of local initiatives to enhance positive education and the use of strengths in the classroom.

Thursday March 22, 2012

Are We Making Light of Our Freedom?

Democracy not built by better management and more technology: John McKnight

The essence of political freedom is local citizens expressing their gifts, capacities and skills and coming together to create and produce their own vision.

Monday March 12, 2012

Creating World’s First Strengths-based City

Cincinnati ideal place to start history-making, say citizens

Imagine a city so strengths-based even the street names reflect this. Imagine neighbourhoods referred to by their core gifts — this is the curiousity neighbourhood, and that’s the neighbourhood of peace.

Wednesday March 07, 2012

You’re the Answer, John McKnight Tells Citizens

Best predictors of peace: neighbourhood connectivity

Asset-based community development pioneer John McKnight met with a group of Cincinnati residents recently around moving their grassroots, city transformation effort forward.

Wednesday February 29, 2012

Cultivating Continuous Action After CoreChange Summit

We must constantly ask what needs to be revisited to stay relevant, says Victor Garcia

For organizers of the CoreChange Summit, Dr. Victor Garcia likens the next steps to that of a gardener needing to cultivate the growth of a plant.

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