#civiclead — Public Fediverse posts

Rules for Reformers: For problems that seem unprecedented, try an exercise called “Like/Unlike.” http://otiswhite.com/likeunlike/ #civiclead Fourth of eight lessons

Rules for Reformers: For communities facing vast change, how to find a “realistic but hopeful place.” http://otiswhite.com/the-realistic-but-hopeful-place/ #civiclead Fifth of eight lessons

Rules for Reformers: Is your community skeptical of a big but necessary change? Try selling the change … by the slice. http://otiswhite.com/selling-change-by-the-slice/ #civiclead #greatprojects Sixth of eight lessons

Rules for Reformers: To quiet the cynics, keep a good attitude, do what you say you’ll do … and repeat. http://otiswhite.com/dealing-with-the-cynics/ #civiclead Seventh of eight lessons

Rules for Reformers: Want to reform local gov’t from the inside? Step one: Stop the blame game. http://otiswhite.com/why-blame-is-the-death-of-reform/ #civiclead Eighth of eight lessons

The goal of citizen engagement isn’t to hear from citizens … but to enlist them in community building. http://otiswhite.com/why-the-goals-of-citizen-engagement-are-not-what-you-think/ #civiclead

“Seedbed of civic involvement”: Want to make your city stronger? Help turn residents into “joiners.” http://otiswhite.com/the-seedbed-of-civic-involvement/ #civiclead

“The coordinated swarm”: The secret to civic progress is to attack big problems from many directions. http://otiswhite.com/the-coordinated-swarm/ #civiclead #greatprojects

If you want more collaboration in your city, you must lay the groundwork. Here’s how. http://otiswhite.com/how-collaboration-happens/ #civiclead

“The visionistas”: Here’s how to encourage your city’s most visionary citizens … and challenge them. http://otiswhite.com/cultivating-the-visionistas/ #civiclead #greatprojects

When facing a truly new issue, we have to think in new ways. So what, exactly, constitutes “new”? http://otiswhite.com/whats-new-in-cities-and-whats-truly-new/ #civiclead

Progress happens when systems are converted into processes. What causes the conversion? Opportunities. http://otiswhite.com/the-opportunity-the-door-to-civic-progress/ #civiclead #greatprojects

Want to be a leader in your city? Learn “the art of the ask.” JFK will show you how. http://otiswhite.com/the-art-of-the-ask/ #civiclead

Why do people run for local office? There are many reasons. One is that it is simply in a family’s DNA. Let’s meet the Lemperts of San Mateo CA who have held many offices over the years, guided by 94-year-old Sue Lempert’s plain-spoken credo: “Stop talking so much. Just get something done.” https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/most-influential-california-political-dynasty-never-heard-of/ #civiclead

Covering city hall: The best reporters write about results as well as process. Here’s how they do it. http://otiswhite.com/process-and-results/ #civiclead Lesson seven of seven.

Covering city hall: What you’ll learn about collaboration from tracing projects from start to finish. http://otiswhite.com/the-secret-of-government-success/ #civiclead Lesson six of seven.

Covering city hall: Does your city have a vision? If so, is it succeeding? Here’s how to know. http://otiswhite.com/vision-and-demographics/ #civiclead Lesson five of seven.

Covering city hall: The most important thing local gov’ts do is create compromises. Here’s why. http://otiswhite.com/the-art-of-the-compromise/ #civiclead Lesson four of seven.

Covering city hall: How to see the “unseen” city council … and write about it. http://otiswhite.com/seeing-the-unseen-city-council/ #civiclead Lesson three of seven.

Covering city hall: Most big civic projects don’t begin at city hall. So what IS local gov’t’s role? http://otiswhite.com/the-switching-yard-of-change/ #civiclead #greatprojects Lesson two of seven.

Covering city hall: It’s all about land use. Well, almost all. Here's why land use matters so much to cities and city gov’ts. http://otiswhite.com/its-all-about-land-use/ #civiclead Lesson one of seven.

Covering city hall: Begin by knowing that cities are about people and places and how they interact. http://otiswhite.com/how-to-cover-city-hall/ #civiclead An introduction to seven lessons.

How to change public opinion: Raise the problem. Step aside for the debate. Step in with a solution. http://otiswhite.com/what-would-fdr-do/ #civiclead

The most enduring civic institution outside city gov’t is … the chamber of commerce. A history. http://otiswhite.com/the-magicians-of-main-street/ #civiclead

What are crises? And what can you do to prepare for them … before they happen? http://otiswhite.com/how-to-manage-a-crisis-before-it-happens/ #civiclead

How do you know if you’ve made a good decision? A mayor shares with us her four-part test. http://otiswhite.com/a-mayors-test-for-good-decisions/ #civiclead

A flawed book about cities tells us a lot more about political scientists than it does about cities. http://otiswhite.com/how-to-read-a-flawed-book-about-cities/ #civiclead

Great leaders see the way forward … and sometimes that rises to the level of “genius." http://otiswhite.com/leadership-as-a-kind-of-genius/ #civiclead #greatprojects

Progress comes to cities through civic projects. Why, then, do we know so little about these things? http://otiswhite.com/units-of-civic-progress/ #civiclead #greatprojects

Criticism isn’t a flaw in local politics. It’s a feature. That’s why it’s important how we react to it. http://otiswhite.com/the-temperament-of-great-leaders/ #civiclead