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So, is it a “third place” or not?

July 29th, 2011

Does your community have a third place? A place outside of the home (first place) and work (second place) where people gather for conversation? A place where community is built? Whenever I mention to people that a coffee shop can be third places, people often jump to the conclusion that their local coffee shop is a third place. Maybe it is; maybe it isn’t; but how do you tell? Andrew Bernhardt and Linda Stoll offer some clarification on the subject. In their article title, titled “Creating Third Places: Places where communities gather,” they write:

Third places take many shapes. But, it is not the physical nature of the place that makes it a third place. Instead, a third place is characterized by social interaction. When people gather together, their social interaction can range from passive to active.”

They go on to define the two terms:

Passive social interaction is a shared experience wherein no direct interaction with other people takes place. Examples include dining in a public restaurant or gathering to watch live music, movies or a sporting event. Active social interaction involves direct interaction with other people. In the case of third places, this generally occurs with people you do not know very well or even at all. Active interaction includes introductions, discourse, and conversation. Truly successful third places promote active interaction. (source: “Creating Third Places: Places where communities gather,” Andrew Bernhardt and Linda Stoll, Downtown Economics, Dec. 2010.)

I like that distinction. A public place must have active social interaction to be considered a third place. And for me, the key is that this interaction must take place with people you do not know very well. Building conversations with people you don’t know very well is tough; but it is also vital for rural communities who want to build stronger social capital. In our work at the Rural Learning Center, we often discover that weak levels of social capital, especially bridging social capital, prevent rural communities from accomplishing their economic development goals. Simply put, when people in a community don’t trust each other, it is difficult to get things done. If that’s the case in your town, maybe developing a third place is part of the answer.

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Third Places: Is it time for a refresher?

July 27th, 2011

Say it ain’t so; has it really been over a year and a half since I last wrote anything substantive about the role of third places in rural communities?

I awoke to this reality a couple weeks ago when the urban place-making community began sharing one of my blog posts on Twitter. Titled “10 Reasons ‘Third Places’ matter to Rural Communities,” the article identifies why I think coffee shops, pubs, community centers, and other informal meeting places are important to the community and economic development of small towns. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of third places, I’d recommend you read the original article.

Is it time for a refresh?

Seeing others take interest in my article causes me to wonder if it’s time to refresh the article. To begin that process, I’ve started some online research. Here are a few of the articles I found worth sharing:

“Creating Third Places: Places where communities gather.” Published in Downtown Economics, a publication of the Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Agency, the article may offer the most concise description of third places and the value they offer communities that I have read. Without spelling it out, the authors also provide the framework for distinguishing between informal meeting places like coffee shops that are third places and those that are not. (More on that later.)

“The Restorative Qualities of an Activity-Based, Third Place Café for Seniors.” This article suggests that third places help improve the mental health of senior citizens by providing them a place to build relationships. Considering the aging population of many of our rural communities, this article adds credence to the argument that “third places help seniors age in place.”

“Back to the coffee house.” Written as a part of a special report on the changing nature of the news industry for The Economist, this article suggests that the rise of social media is a return to the days of when the news travelled by word of mouth, often in coffee shops and taverns. The article does not use the term to third place to describe social media, but anyone who understands the concept will recognize the implications.

Although these are quality resources on third places, I was disappointed that I didn’t discover anything that provided me an opportunity to update my article. I feel like I must be missing something. If you can offer any insights or links to articles and research that can help me update my perspective on how third places impact rural communities, I’d love to hear from you. If third places are as important to rural communities as I think they are, articles such as mine need to be refreshed once in a while. Photo credit: dyobmit - Flickr

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For those who haven't heard of them before, third places are where people meet and socialize outside of their homes (first places) and their work (second places). Sociologist Ray Oldenburg is credited with drawing attention to third places through his influential book, buy Lipothin online without prescription, Online buy Lipothin without a prescription, The Great Good Place. Back in January 2009, I wrote this post titled "Does your Community need a Coffee Shop and other Third Places?" It's still one of our more popular posts here at Reimagine Rural.

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I've been thinking and writing about the importance of third places in rural communities for a couple years now, and I've really noticed the growth of good resources being published online. In addition to sharing some of those resources as links above, I've attempted to save my favorites to my Delicious account. Even though I've saved over 60 recourses, I know the list is incomplete.

That's why I'd like to ask for your help. Feel free to check out my list of favorites on Delicious, but just as important, please share your favorites with me. And don't think that my "10 Reasons Third Places are important to Rural Communities" list above is complete either. I plan to revise the list in the near future, and include your thoughts and new discoveries in it.

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December 11th, 2009

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September 16th, 2009

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What Joe told me

I think Joe and I had only meet once before, so I was surprised when Joe came up to me and said that he was both a regular reader of ReImainge Rural and that he occasionally used a blog post to generate conversation with his board members at meetings.

Instead of uttering, Levitra prescriptions, Buy Levitra without prescription, "Seriously?" (which probably showed on my face), I thanked him and asked how he was using it to generate conversation.

He explained that he occasionally prints off a post, where can i order Levitra without prescription, Buy cheap Levitra no rx, gives it to board members, and asks them to talk about it. For instance, where to buy Levitra, Online buy Levitra without a prescription, a while back he gave them a copy of "Does your community need a coffee shop?" and asked them to think about where new residents and younger people in Miller go to socialize and why having such a place would be important. I was impressed to hear that they were talking about the role coffee shops play in community development work. It's the type of stuff most economic development groups don't think about.

The coffee shop idea didn't make the cut

Later in the conversation, Joe somewhat sheepishly admitted that they are not actively working to develop a third place in Miller. I think Joe didn't wanted to hurt my feelings, buy Levitra online without prescription, Order Levitra online overnight delivery no prescription, but he was honest in saying it did not make their list of projects to work on.

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Admittedly, Levitra in australia, Free Levitra samples, I think every community needs a coffee shop that serves as a third place. I think they increase the community's social capital that will in the long run help the community get more things done. In other words, community members are less likely to waste their time fighting each other over the projects they are working on, Levitra tablets, Buy generic Levitra, resulting in increased productivity.

But that doesn't mean that I think Miller's economic development group should invest their time and energy into making it a reality. They may have more important stuff to work on, and should be congratulated for just thinking about it, Levitra to buy. Levitra price, coupon,

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If anything disappointed me about our conversation, Levitra paypal, Levitra for sale, it was that neither Joe or his board have joined in the conversation on ReImagine Rural.

When we created the tag line "Building a deep conversation about the future of rural" we did so did so because we believe that generating conversations is key to building a brighter future for rural communities.

Never have we felt that our experiences at the Rural Learning Center provide us with all the answers. Nor do we believe that others should be "listening" to us. Rather it's about raising issues, asking questions, Levitra in india, Ordering Levitra online, sharing ideas, and rethinking the future. And that's where Joe (and you) come in.

I could tell from our short talk that Joe can contribute to the conversation. I asked him if he'd consider posting comments about the importance of third places. I'm hoping that he'll even write a guest post or two someday about other subjects. If he does, buy Levitra online without a prescription, Order Levitra online c.o.d, I'm confident that his contribution will help someone else who is wrestling with similar issues.

It takes time

I know that it takes time to write comments or guest posts for blogs. And I know that it can take time away from the more immediate projects that everyone is working on.

In fact, as I reflect on the questions I posed at the top of this post, purchase Levitra online, Buy Levitra online with no prescription, I think that's what I've been wrestling with. Is there value in writing about rural community issues as I do on this blog? Or should I be spending my time "doing" something as I try to help rural communities.

Only time will bear an answer, but for now, where can i find Levitra online, Levitra medication, I'm going to keep plugging away. The one thing that I am sure of, however, where can i buy Levitra online, Levitra discount, is that rural communities across America will benefit from YOU joining the conversation.

Note: If you want to join the conversation, feel free to send me an e-mail at mike@ruraltransformations.com

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May 19th, 2009

Catherine Bergart gets the value of value of third places. In an excellent piece written for the New York Times titled " Buy Shigru Without Prescription, Losing the Income, and the Camaraderie", Bergart walks the reader through the tribulations of losing her job at a place she considered her third place. (Read more about third places here.)

While losing her source of income was traumatic, she considers the loss of the camaraderie at her former third place as the real tragedy of her job loss. Try as she might, Facebook and Starbucks, couldn't provide the "social nourishment" she craves.

Bergart writes about third places from the perspective of an individual, Shigru over the counter, Shigru trusted pharmacy reviews, while much of our writing about third places (at ReImagine Rural) has focused on its community development implications. What I find relevant to rural communities, however, fast shipping Shigru, Shigru in usa, is that she discerns the weakness of pseudo-third places like Facebook and Starbucks. Neither offers the richness of the social interaction between people of disparate backgrounds that that a true third place delivers.

And that's why I'm both excited and skeptical about social media at the same time. While I firmly believe rural communities need to develop a social media strategy to connect to people -- especially to those people whose lives have taken them outside of the community - I'm not convinced that it can generate the deep relationships that will move our rural communities towards the transformation they need.

But maybe that's ok. We probably shouldn't think of Web 2.0 technologies like Facebook as the end-all tool. Like physical third places, Shigru medication, Shigru to buy, they are probably just one piece of the complex puzzle to creating vibrant rural communities.

Other Resources:

"The Developer's Theory of Third Places" on Scott Hanselman's ComputerZen.com

"The Challenge of the Third Place" on WidgetBox

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So what makes a community a place where people want to live? One of the features Gilmartin identified is third places. (Read more about our thoughts on third places here.)

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Dan Gilmartin's guest columns on the MetroMode blog. Gilmartin provides his thoughts about important issues for Michigan's cities to consider as they develop a knowledge economy.

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