29 episodes
Creating Community by 13 Ways 13 Ways
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Building community is the most important job. This podcast leaves no stone unturned, no myth unchallenged, and let's no one get away with B.S.in our pursuit of making communities better. If you are ready to find ways to make your community, your organization, or your team stronger and ready for a quickly changing future, then this is the podcast for you. Whether you are in government, business, a community volunteer, or just concerned about the future of where you live and work, join us as we pursue a future full of better communities.
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#28 Crazy Things Municipalities Say
We aren't talking about people who believe the Earth is flat, or that windmills cause cancer, but that doesn't mean there aren't some crazy things that municipal and community leaders don't say and believe that sounds pretty crazy. After so many years of working with communities we talk about some of those crazy things with moments of levity, frustration, confusion, and sometimes commiseration. Join us as we discuss the Crazy Things Municipalities Say.
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#27 Let's Talk Downtowns
Are we asking the right question when it comes to the recovery of downtowns and main streets?
Join Heather and guests, Puneeta McBryan (Executive Director of the Edmonton Downtown Business Association) and Alex Hryciw (Chair of the Edmonton Downtown Recovery Coalition) for a conversation about how communities can create a place where people want to BE. It isn't about 'return to work' or mandating consumer behaviour to solve an economic crisis, it is about creating an ecosystem where humans want to participate and experience life.
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#26 Community Marketing with Craig Hemingway and Jim Puffalt Master
Marketing is easy, right? Just buy a billboard or a magazine ad and people will flock to your community. Or at least that's how it works in theory. In reality, you need to know who your community really is and what it is selling, then identify who would be interested (businesses and people) in what you have to offer. If you get that far, you know who you are marketing to, where to find them, and what to say. Only then do you have a value proposition work spending marketing dollars on. In this episode we talk to one community with a cool hook.
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#25 Collaboration The Portages - Leading the Way Master
We have long argued that the lack of collaboration and cooperation between, and within, communities is the plague of the 21st century. Communities that work together thrive, and those that fight and compete die. Even when we want to work together, we don't know how, and we don't know what to do. This episode dives into one example of a partnership that includes revenue sharing . . . yes, REVENUE SHARING. The best part is that this isn't new. These communities have been doing this, and growing their communities together, for over 20 years.
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#24 The Future of Childcare with Special Guest KPSquared
This episode is about childcare; how it is evolving, what parents need these days, how important it is to the community, and how important it is to the economy. We ignored that last point until the pandemic confirmed when childcare was suddenly shut down and half the workforce couldn't come to work. Childcare is an economic issue, not just a social one. As well, we are going to talk about the need for QUALITY childcare, not just care. These places are not just there to 'watch' the children we leave with them, but to teach them too. I am joined by my favorite guest host, Heather Thomson.
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#23 Kalen Anderson and Julian Faid
Ever think about what a suburb can do to your community? Kalen Anderson and Julian Faid joined Heather Thomson and Doug Griffiths to discuss the future of housing and communities.
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