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Resource : Building Sustainable Communities Through Network Building
URL : http://www.orgnet.com/BuildingNetworks.pdf
Description : Communities are built on connections. Better connections usually provide better opportunities. But, what are better connections, and how do they lead to more effective and productive communities? How do we build connected communities that create, or take advantage of, opportunities in their region or marketplace? How does success emerge from the complex interactions within and between communities?
This paper investigates building sustainable communities through improving their interactions internally and externally using network ties to create economic opportunities. Improved connectivity is created through an iterative process of knowing the network and knitting the network. Improved connectivity starts with a map knowing the complex human system you are embedded in.
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