{"product_id":"community-third-edition-isbn-9798890571915","title":"Community, Third Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis updated bestseller shows leaders how to transform fragmentation into authentic community with new workplace applications and proven strategies for today’s divided world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith increasing violence, widening ideological divides, and growing economic inequality, a deeper sense of community is desperately needed. Yet typical ways of engaging people civically and organizationally remain unchanged. In \u003ci\u003eCommunity\u003c\/i\u003e, Peter Block explores how authentic community can emerge from fragmentation and offers practical steps to foster transformation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated third edition draws on decades of implementing Block’s ideas and includes the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew stories and examples demonstrating community building as a more powerful approach to social problems than traditional policies and programs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpanded resources and a discussion guide designed for classroom and training program use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new closing chapter covering broader implications of the book’s ideas for organizational transformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFresh content exploring the creative economy’s relationship to belonging and social capital’s role in authentic engagement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUpdated examples showing how community principles apply to today’s workplace and virtual world challenges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom neighborhood councils transforming local engagement to organizations shifting from competitive to cooperative cultures, Block demonstrates how simple positive change can be once we decide it’s essential. Whether readers are community leaders, organizational consultants, or concerned citizens, this book provides the framework and tools to move from fragmentation to connection, from isolation to belonging.“This book challenges the conventional wisdom about what you and I can do as citizens to shape our future. It offers concrete examples of what citizens can do and have done by drawing on resources in their families and communities.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David Mathews, President, Kettering Foundation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“This book is the basis for health and happiness in any society. A must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Quentin Young, Chairman, Health and Medicine Policy Research Group, and former President, American Public Health Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“‘What we need is here.’ That line from a Wendell Berry poem sums up the theme that runs through this vital and timely book. This book is a treasure. And it can help us recover the treasures hidden in plain sight within and among us, renewing ourselves and our democracy as we go.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Parker J. Palmer, Founder, Center for Courage and Renewal, and author of \u003ci\u003eA Hidden Wholeness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet Your Life Speak\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Don’t wait for a politician, scientist, infomercial, or lottery ticket to come to the rescue. Read this powerful book and help yourself, your neighbors, and your planet to satisfying and sustainable solutions found only in community.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Jim Diers, former Director, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, and author of \u003ci\u003eNeighbor Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Block\u003c\/b\u003e is an author and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a cofounder of Designed Learning, a training company offering workshops based on his books’ principles. Block founded the Common Good Collective, participates in the Common Good Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, and served on his local neighborhood council. He serves on the board of LivePerson, a provider of online engagement solutions. His books include \u003ci\u003eFlawless Consulting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStewardship\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Answer to How Is Yes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Abundant Community\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eActivating the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e. His works have collectively sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.Third Edition, Revised and Expanded","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233038020837,"sku":"NP9798890571915","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798890571915.jpg?v=1767723979","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/community-third-edition-isbn-9798890571915","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}