Category: Concepts

  • Concept: Asset Based Community Development

    See: Asset Based Community Development by Cormac Russell See: Community: The structure of belonging by Peter Block Notes on Asset Based Community Development (via Google Bard): Asset-based community development (ABCD) is a methodology for community development that focuses on the strengths and resources of a community, rather than its needs. This approach to community development…

  • Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth Arrow

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth Arrow (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of Social Choice and Individual Values by Kenneth Arrow: Social Choice and Individual Values is a book by Kenneth Arrow that examines the problem of aggregating individual preferences into a collective choice.…

  • Tribe by Sebastian Junger

    See: Community Building Reading List and Concept: Belongingness Notes about Tribe by Sebastian Junger (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of Tribe by Sebastian Junger: Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging is a book by Sebastian Junger that explores the human need for connection and belonging. Junger argues that we are wired for tribe,…

  • Schwartz Values Survey

    See: How to find your core values? See: Shalom Schwartz’ Universal Values A questionnaire with 40 questions to help determine your values: https://www.idrlabs.com/human-values/test.php

  • Concept: Values

    See: List of Concepts and How to find your core values? For those familiar with our thesis, Value alignment is at the core of Community Building. But what exactly are Values? Here is some of the existing literature on Values which may enable us to come up with a framework for what Values are (a…

  • Shalom Schwartz’ Universal Values

    See: Concept: Values and Schwartz Values Survey Notes about Shalom Schwartz theory on universal Values (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of Shalom Schwartz theory of universal human values: The Schwartz theory of universal human values is a useful framework for understanding the different values that people hold. It can be used to…

  • How to find your core values?

    See: Concept: Values In general, while there is some consensus on what Values are, there appears to be even lesser consensus on the best way to measure these Values. Most Value measurements then appear to be done using surveys and questionnaires. Here are some of the techniques we came across in relation to measuring Values.…

  • Concept: Belongingness

    See: List of Concepts See book: The Art of Community by Charles Vogl See book: Find Your People: Building Deep Community in a Lonely World by Jennie Allen See research: Research on Belongingness Theory by Roy Baumeister and Mark Leary See book: In the Name of Identity: Violence and the need to belong by Amin…

  • Concept: Social Capital

    By: Robert Putnam Research See Book: Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam See also: Concept: Bridging Social Capital and Concept: Bonding Social Capital

  • Robert Putnam Research

    See: List of Books by Robert Putnam and Concept: Social Capital Notes about research by Robert Putnam (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of research by Robert Putnam: Robert Putnam is an American political scientist who is best known for his research on social capital. Social capital is the networks of relationships that…