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amateurs

Want To Make Your Town Stronger? Look for the Amateurs.

May 10, 2022 by John Pattison

What we need—what our towns and cities need—are more people willing to say, “I don’t know,” and, “What do you think?” and, “Let’s figure that out together.”

Categories Act: Inspiration, Act: Inspiration featured, Society, Society featured Tags amateurs, building resilient communities, community conversations, Strong Towns Leave a comment

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