Gifts of the Head, Heart and Hands – a versatile tool By Alan
One of the things I really like about the tools used in Community Development is their versatility and how they can be used in a number of different settings and for a range of purposes. I’ve written previously about how … Continue reading →
Returning to basecamp – “Building Communities from the Inside Out” By Alan
I came late to Community Development. By the time I started working as a Community Development worker I had already been a teacher, musician, pensions assessor and disability worker. I had qualifications in Education, Creative Arts and Social Science. I’d … Continue reading →
I Thought I SOAR a SWOT By Alan
For as long as I can recall the “go-to” tool for strategic planning, team building, vision creation and the like has been the SWOT Tool i.e. Strengths/Weaknesses/Opportunities/Threats. I don’t know how many sessions I’ve sat through that this tool has … Continue reading →
Our Stories Are Important – They Connect us to Each Other and to Place By Alan
My father kept an old family Bible in his wardrobe. This wasn’t kept for religious observance but because it contained information about our forbears and a family tree. He would, on occasions, open … Continue reading →
Building Community is a lot like running By Alan
Building Community is a lot like running I haven’t always been a runner. As a matter of fact, it wasn’t so long ago that going for a run was the last thing on my mind. Now I regularly run 5kms … Continue reading →
Bushfire Reflections By Michelle Dunscombe
Written by Michelle Dunscombe The last few months have been challenging for me as the current disastrous bushfires burn across my beautiful Australian landscape from bush to beach. At times I have been catapulted back to February 2009, when my … Continue reading →
An Overview of Conscious Co-design By Dee Brooks
Based on reflections of the concept of The Natural and the Open from The Apparatus, by Giorgio Agamben The overview of Conscious Co-Design (CCD) offers a space for inquiry and conscious decision making when practically applying a number of community … Continue reading →
Why is Person-Centred Planning so Important for Providing Effective Support?
Author: Charlotte Saunders, Behaviour Support Practitioner Due Date: December 2019 Publish Date: December 2019 According to the Human Rights Commission, international law, and national law, we all have the right to make choices for ourselves and have control over our … Continue reading →
Finding a housemate
Ethan grew up in Sydney’s inner west where he also went to school. He is a young man living with Autism and a moderate intellectual disability, but that doesn’t stop his from living his best life. A few years ago, … Continue reading →
Exploring the Powers of Sound and Vision
A Jeder Institute Project Author: Aleks Jovanovic Due Date: December 2019 Publish Date: December 2019 The music in you “There’s a musician and an artist in all of us.” – AJ Jeder Institute members Aleks Jovanovic and Mark have … Continue reading →