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10 Steps for Planning a Great Event
The most difficult part about planning an event is knowing where to start. At Gangplank, we plan a lot of events. We have created a simple process that allows us to jump right into planning.
We assemble those involved in the [...]
Posted in Community, Gangplank, Productivity
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Unlock Your Inner Creator. Make Something Today.
We are wired to create. It is in our DNA. We have it systematically beaten out of us on a regular basis. We are told we aren’t good enough to try things. We lose our curiousity and our ability experiment [...]
Posted in AZ, Creativity
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Chandler Center for the Arts.. A Place to Arrive
Recently, I was asked to sit in on a visioning session for the Chandler Center for the Arts (CCA). The report from those meetings has been published. You can find it here.
CCA should be applauded for not resting on it’s [...]
Posted in Chandler, Creativity
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You Can Influence the World
I have been thinking a lot about the crappy leadership in the state of Arizona (and around the globe). One thing that is painfully obvious to me is that most leaders have lost the ability to believe. They no longer [...]
Political Bites : Tempe Street Car Proposal
Is Tempe’s modern streetcar the best use of limited transit dollars? Why or why not?
No. We need more regional connectivity. We need to be connecting cities in ways that have fewer stops and run with higher frequency. Bus Rapid Transit [...]
Posted in AZ, Political Bites
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Political Bites : Raze Foreclosed Homes
Would razing foreclosed homes or forgiving underwater mortgages help the local housing market?
Razing makes sense if the home has become serious blight. In cases, where the structure is still in tact, but vacant it probably makes sense to repurpose them. [...]
Posted in AZ, Political Bites
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Supporting Arts and Culture is Fundamental to Place Making
Culture is paramount for the future of humanity. The presence of strong art and culture in a community serves as an inspiration to strive beyond ones self. It pulls us out of our own head and opens up new doors [...]
Posted in Community, Creativity, Education
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Three Keys to Building Great Cities
I have been trying to study great cities. Looking for the catalyst that propelled them to forward. The harder I look the more I am convinced that like nearly all great things there isn’t some panacea that exists to make [...]
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Valley Area Libraries Now Support Kindle Book Reader
I love to read. I love libraries. I have blogged before about my obsession with books. I regularly put out book reviews. I am extremely active on Goodreads. So today, is a special day for me. Many of the Metro [...]
Posted in AZ, Chandler, Education, Personal, Sunday Book Review
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Engagement. The Cure for Angry and Absent.
In political circles you might find complaints about constituents being “angry and absent”. It is a great way to describe the current state of affairs in most government settings. Politicians and civic staff are frustrated that people do nothing but [...]
