About Community and Social Transformation
What does Berrett-Koehler Foundation believe about community?
Peter Block and John McKnight, authors of ‘The Abundant Community’, published by Berrett-Koehler, talk about reweaving the social fabric, and community as both a place and an experience of connectedness. They identify the “three universal basics of community building: the giving of gifts, the presence of association, and the compassion of hospitality. When we serve with our gifts rather than focus on our deficiencies, when we associate and connect with people and bring our gifts together they are amplified, magnified, productive and celebrated. And when we come together in compassion of hospitality to build community there are no strangers, only friends”.
Peter Block and John McKnight, authors of ‘The Abundant Community’, published by Berrett-Koehler, talk about reweaving the social fabric, and community as both a place and an experience of connectedness. They identify the “three universal basics of community building: the giving of gifts, the presence of association, and the compassion of hospitality. When we serve with our gifts rather than focus on our deficiencies, when we associate and connect with people and bring our gifts together they are amplified, magnified, productive and celebrated. And when we come together in compassion of hospitality to build community there are no strangers, only friends”.
How does Berrett-Koehler Foundation envision social transformation?
We see social transformation as the shifting of internal and external worlds of people as reflected in the way we live and the way we feel. We see community as a key component of making this transformation happen for people and the work that they do.
We see social transformation as the shifting of internal and external worlds of people as reflected in the way we live and the way we feel. We see community as a key component of making this transformation happen for people and the work that they do.