THE RURBAN FRINGE

5 Common Collaboration Myths

I’ve heard it said that collaboration is about a strong, shared sweet spot of mutual benefit.  And it can be … when everyone arrives on the same page.  The following are 5 common collaboration myths, debunked. 

Everyone is doing it.  The promise of collaboration is everywhere.  Community groups, agencies and organizations may all claim to be collaborating, but [...]

Is Your Community Business-Friendly?

Over the past eighteen months, I’ve been assisting two communities within our region implement a Business Vitality Initiative (BVI).  In a nutshell, the BVI measures how attractive your community is to small businesses. 
Developed by the Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL), the BVI engages key stakeholders in identifying new business and economic opportunities and encourages communities [...]

Demolition Before Renewal

Like a gardener pruning his plants, sometimes you need to tear something down in order to make it better.
Not the whole thing, mind you, just the rotten parts. 
The boarded-up shopfronts, weedy yards, broken windows and sagging rooftops that blight a community’s landscape.
It’s an urban trend that’s finally trickling down to smaller cities and towns; poorly maintained buildings – [...]

On the Irish Fringe

I couldn’t resist sharing some further, related photos from a recent trip abroad and, while visiting Ireland, also couldn’t get away from noting that the most thriving Irish communities were those that were diversified in their economic activities … demonstrating that no matter where you live, economic self-sufficiency and growth must come from within.
Approximately 40% of [...]

Live, Interactive Webcasts from 2011 FCM Conference

Join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) online for three interactive webcasts of sessions presented during their 74th annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia to:

watch the presenters
view the presentations
chat with other online participants
post your questions to the floor

Two sessions – Adapting to Climate Change:  Lessons from Medium and Small Communities and How to Use Social [...]

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