Bruhn posits that social relationships have fundamentally changed and that weak ties are becoming
increasingly prevalent under conditions that frustrate the maintenance of strong and tenable social
relationships. Deriving many hypotheses from the work of Robert Putnam, Bruhn argues that not
only are weak ties becoming more salient, but also there is increased turnover in weak ties that result
in fleeting and fragmented relationships. Fleeting and fragmented relationships are thought to
restrain one’s social investment in community, thereby limiting the social capital available to all
group members. Under these conditions it is expected that generalized trust in social institutions and
fellow citizens may wane, thereby further threatening community.
Jacob Coker-Dukowitz's List: Organization, Communities & Organizing in the 21st Century
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Jul 05, 12
In 1994, the Sloan School of Management at MIT inaugurated a multi-year research and education initiative called "Inventing the Organizations of the 21st Century." One of the key activities for this initiative has been developing a series of coherent scenarios of possible future organizations. The scenarios are not intended as predictions, but rather, as visions of potential alternative ways of organizing work and structuring business enterprises in the next century. This paper describes the results of the scenario development activity to date and suggests directions for future work.
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Bruhn is most convincing when demonstrating that community matters in the lives of individuals
and to the health of societies
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Actions to cultivate a successful community of practice
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seven actions that could be taken in order to cultivate communities of practice:
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Jul 14, 12
Dr. Pop is a popular education website that helps people become better story-tellers and strategic thinkers. We do this by telling stories ourselves, explaining complicated things in simple ways, and showing how and why we did it. Along the way we focus on how the economy, urban planning, and democracy work, provide living examples of how they can work better, and offer tools for organizers, educators, students, activists and all manner of curious people who are interested in change.
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The findings suggest that members independently and, without prompting from the union, draw upon their skills to bring about change in their lives, said Veronica Terriquez, assistant professor of sociology in USC Dornsife.
"People learn to run meetings, communicate problems effectively and use existing processes and protocols," Terriquez said. "This empowers people to help themselves and their children."
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