our thinking

A functioning community is one in which "the resources and energies of a community are harnessed and focussed in common directions."

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It’s about people

Our world today is more about people than it’s ever been.
It’s about people at home, in education and at work.
It’s about people shopping, recreating, forming friendships, exchanging ideas and creating and helping each other.
It’s about people striving for peace, security, meaning and fulfilment.
Community is where this happens.
It’s more than the provision of great places; it’s the formation of relationships and interactions that last.
Such things hardly ever happen by accident. They occur because of deliberate actions based on a thorough understanding of people’s needs and the processes that forge community.
In all of the places that people inhabit, there are enormous opportunities for the creation of something special.
The challenge is to identify these potentials and bring them to fruition.

reflections on community