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Why should I care about the U Process?

In short, the U Process is a change theory that suggests the best way for problem solving is to: (1) slow down and let go of your old thinking; (2) deepen your understanding of the problems by listening and learning; (3) let new ideas emerge from a quietness of your new understanding; (4) and then jump into action with solutions.

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I think you'll find the solutions that emerge are more focused and more approriate -- and I bet you'll have a lot more energy as well.

The U Process on ReImagine Rural

Part 1 -- Introduction to the U Process: a theory of change

Part 2 -- U Process: Those pesky Mental Models

Part 3 -- U Process: Levels of Listening

Part 4 -- U Process: The Big Ah-ha!

Part 5 -- U Process: Enacting Change

Other posts about U Process on Reimagine Rural

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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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This point became clear Tuesday evening when I was in Faulkton, SD with Joe and Lindsey Karlson. We were there to work with community members on the creation of a Faulk County community development plan.

Early in the evening Joe explained to the group that he attributes Miner County's current success to the community's use of the U Process to develop its plan. Because we "dug in deep" on issues (the left side of the U), where can i order Avodart without prescription, Avodart overseas, we were able to institute greater change (on the right side). That may be true, but let me clarify with the following:

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Sociologists have labeled the trust that I am talking about as "social capital." More importantly, they have recognized that communities with high levels of social capital are more likely to give the community's "doers" (both people and organizations) permission to work on the community's behalf.

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A big part of practicing the U process as a method to solve tough problems is learning to recognize the "mental models" that impact our every perception. These mental models are like images or preconceived notions we have formed about the world or people or ideas, buying Inderal online over the counter. Buy generic Inderal, They just lurk in our subconscious minds most of the time, and step in to influence our decisions and judgments.

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Guess what, train wreck. The well intentioned housing advocates should have gotten the city and other players in the game from the git go. I believe that working to align community organizations can bear very significant positive fruit as we seek to help community's work smarter. Some promising community assessment tools are emerging (more on that in the future) that can point us in the right direction.

[caption id="attachment_290" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Collaboration requires that people & organizations work together."][/caption]

The key to aligning our project and community organizational silos is developing a community-wide vision for the future. What do we want to do collectively? How do we connect the dots? What is most important? Can we prioritize and sequence our projects in order to leverage and maximize our precious and limited resources? Joe Bartmann's earlier post about the U-Process offers guidance about how and why communities need to think more deeply and intentionally in this visioning process. Most importantly, where can i buy cheapest Lormetazepam online, Lormetazepam over the counter, the community vision needs to be owned and held by the community at large and not just a small, well intentioned group that assumes it knows what is best, rx free Lormetazepam. Purchase Lormetazepam, If a community does not have its act together, it is very difficult to collaborate with other communities and be able to answer the question, Lormetazepam san diego, Buy cheap Lormetazepam no rx, "What can we do together with our neighbors that will help us advance our community's vision while at the same time strengthening our region?" Stated another way, communities are not likely to work together if they cannot answer the question, buy cheap Lormetazepam, Lormetazepam in uk, "What's in it for us?"

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