People will act, on what they care about. Last night I was reminded of this when I met with the cohort at City Shapers. City Shapers is a civic education program that brings together young community builders from across Metro Vancouver to learn about civic eng...

There are many lists going around on FB such list your top 10 albums that have influenced your musical tastes, best photos, best art, etc. Many of them say just post a photo and that no explanation is needed. And then often you are to tag someone or a bunch of...

This was the last large gathering I was part of before social distancing became the expectation. This was 3 days with old friends and meeting new ones; all sharing how people build connections in their neighbourhoods and the significance of this. As you can se...

I continue to be inspired by the many ways people are connecting to each other. There are simple ways from a phone call or text to using technology and having a video conversation. I also love the ways people are connecting around their interests from a DVD sw...

With life changing over the past week and the postponement of social gatherings, I have been spending part of each day on the search for new beauty and places in my community. On my first day I came across this woman who is also searching: searching for someth...

Last week I watched as a nearby greenspace was quickly transformed into a nice looking park. The park was created in 2 – 3 hours and was created for the filming of a tv show. It was all removed by the next morning. I thought then, what if they had left t...

“Jump in a puddle today. Meander across town. Go for a stroll. Roll among the world. Pace off your frustrations. Tread, stomp, skip, press those feet on the earth wherever you can find it. Walk alone; walk with a friend. Watch the ripples you’re ca...

I was in Cincinnati talking about ABCD with the School District. They want to use principles of ABCD to help animate their Community Learning Centers. That same week the Cincinnati Reds were busy installing new turf at the ballpark so lights have been on early...

We’re All Busy This past weekend there was a town hall meeting in our neighbourhood to talk about the challenges that many are facing. It was moving to hear stories from so many different perspectives and see how many neighbours showed up. It was a Satur...

There was an article in the NY Times written by a pilot asking the question, do people prefer takeoffs or landings? In an admittedly unscientific pool he discovered the most people prefer takeoffs while only 41% prefer landings. Comments were made about takeof...