Having only a few percent of the people controlling the way we live, and acting as the gatekeepers for new ideas, isn't working any more. Because the rate of change is increasing, the failure gets worse.
community development
Enterprise Facilitation: articles and links
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Sat, 07/10/2010 - 06:27Index of articles and links
In 1986, Ernesto Sirolli began learning how to empower communities to take responsibility for their own economic and community development. Person-centered rather than program-centered, and bottom-up rather than top-down, Enterprise Facilitation works by transforming passion, skill, and motivation into viable local businesses.
About Enterprise Facilitation
A Short History of the West African Pilot Pastoral Program 1993 - 2002
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 11:51by Sam Bingham
Institution or association? A basic choice for community efforts
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 07/09/2010 - 07:35A basic choice
for the organization of community efforts
| Institution--Strategic | Association--Responsive |
|---|---|
| Board of Directors hires an Executive Director | Ad hoc committee hires a facilitator |
| leadership is mostly top down | leadership is bottom up |
| centered on programs and tasks; the people part is usually an abstraction |
Passion and entrepreneurship: development tools for a changing economy
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 18:56by Peter Donovan
In both land management and community development, people are trying methods that do not involve large inputs or infrastructure, but concentrate more on the ecological potential of the site or community to generate resilient development or production on its own.
Supporting passionate people on their own terms
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 18:52by Peter Donovan
Creating a sustainable future for fish, water, and people
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 15:02by Don Nelson
Sponsored By:
Washington State University
Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources
March 31, 2001
Contact:
Donald D.Nelson, Ph.D.
509/335-2922 (o)
509/335-1082 (fax)
nelsond@wsu.edu
Project Associates
Bob Chadwick, Consensus Associates
Mike Lunn, Sustainable Solutions
Table of Contents
Project Summary
The Initial Workshop and Projected Future Activities and Impact
Anticipated Outcomes
Growing community power
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:46by Peter Donovan (May 2001)
Here in northeast Oregon's Wallowa County, our local economy has depended on the export of commodities — lumber, cattle, and grain. People feel powerless, as if their future is being dictated by outside markets and money, urban environmentalists, and federal regulations.
When you are powerless, you can't hide the fact from the younger generation. They leave. By nature they want a chance to play, on the "A" team perhaps, and to swim with the current instead of against it.
Enterprise Facilitation and Holistic Management working together
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 15:59by Peter Donovan, March 1998
WSU/Kellogg project partners with Sirolli Institute
When he heard Ernesto Sirolli describe his Enterprise Facilitation model, Holistic Management consultant Roland Kroos called Washington State University (WSU)/Kellogg project director Don Nelson. After learning more, Don attended a 5-day training in Enterprise Facilitation in Minnesota (USA).
Helping people manage land better
Submitted by Peter Donovan on Fri, 04/02/2010 - 15:55by Peter Donovan
December 1997
Helping suburban ranchette owners manage land better; protecting farmland with land trusts.
Near Ellensburg, Tammy Yeakey of Washington's Department of Natural Resources is helping suburban landowners deal constructively with grazing and watershed issues.
Sun East is a residential subdivision in the foothills north of Ellensburg. The developers began selling 20-acre tracts in the 1970s, primarily as recreational homesites, as much of Sun East is without power or telephone lines.
