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Month: July 2017

6.1. Communities in Crisis?

July 3, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

We aren’t as connected as we should be. But there are things we can do to turn that around.

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6.2. Declining Institutions, Declining Communities

July 4, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

Societies need strong, trustworthy institutions. Our lack of them makes us feel fearful, insecure, and unsafe.

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6.3. Imagined Communities

July 5, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

We do mental work to feel connected with the 7.5 billion people we’ve never met.

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6.4. The Lesson of the Coming Out Movement

July 6, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

It’s not a coincidence that many of our biggest divisions thrive on silence and separation.

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6.5. “Othering”

July 10, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

“Othering” is the primary force that drives communities apart.

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6.6. Adapting to Inequalities

July 11, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

We all adapt to wherever we fall in our social hierarchies, no matter where we fall in the pecking order.

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6.7. Boundary Maintenance

July 12, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

It has to do with how we decide and enforce who’s in…and who’s out.

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6.8. Communities Are All About Emotions

July 13, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

Shared, genuine, positive emotions are what bind a community together.

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6.9. Authenticity in Communities

July 17, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

Maybe the single most important characteristic of a thriving community is authenticity.

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6.10. The Secret to Strong Communities

July 18, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

Communities develop organically around people’s shared emotions—not through pummeling people into finding meaning.

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6.11. How Threats Unravel Communities

July 19, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

When our communities feel threatened, we often do things that weaken them, in the name of strengthening them.

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6.12. Intergenerational Conflict

July 20, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

All this intergenerational antagonism may seem natural. But it isn’t.

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6.13. Building a Global Community

July 24, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

Our international system of nations isn’t very functional anymore–because many of our problems are now global.

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6.14. Online Communities

July 25, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

When it comes to political or civic engagement, there’s an important role for online communities.

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6.15. Just Down the Street, in a Different World

July 26, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

We have to make an intentional effort to connect people from different local communities.

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6.16. A Revival of Community

July 27, 2017November 16, 2017 - by Randy - Leave a Comment

There are two really big, important things we can do to rebuild our sense of community—and they’re both kind of counterintuitive.

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  • Introduction
  • Step 1: We Need to Get in the Right Frame of Mind
  • Step 2: We Need to Take Stock
  • Step 3: We Need to Set the Right Goals
  • Step 4: We Need to Take Care of Ourselves
  • Step 5: We Need to Be More Strategic About Working for Change
  • Step 6: We Need to Build Strong Communities
  • Step 7: We Need to Deal with Our Ideological Differences
  • Step 8: We Need to Act Collectively
  • Step 9: We Need to Reform Our Institutions

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