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Habits of Mind for Resilient Communities
Tom WojciechowskiCommunity, Natural Resource and Economic Development
October 9-12, 2011Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Eco-Municipality Resolutions Adopted In Wisconsin
City of Washburn ~ 2005
City of Ashland ~ 2005
City of Bayfield ~ 2006
Town of Bayfield ~ 2006
Town of La Pointe ~ 2008
Chequamegon Bay Region
Ashland
Washburn
Bayfield La
Pointe
Community Resilience
Resilience refers to the ability of a system, from individual people to whole economies, to hold together and maintain their abilityto function in the face of change and shocks from the outside. (Hopkins, 2008)
Key Habits of Mind: A. Costa and B. Kallick
*Persisting
*Listening to Others – With Understanding and Integrity
*Thinking about our Thinking
*Questioning and Posing Problems
*Applying Past Knowledge to New Situations
*Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
*Managing Impulsivity
*Thinking Flexibly
Key Habits of Mind (cont.): A. Costa and B. Kallick
*Gathering Data through All Senses
*Thinking Interdependently
*Finding Humor
*Creating, Imagining, and Innovating
*Responding with Wonderment and Awe
*Striving for Accuracy & Precision
*Learning Continuously
*Taking Responsible Risks
Key Habits of Mind: C. Kelly
Sense of Self
Sense of Regeneratio
n
Sense of Transcenden
ce
Sense of Paradoxical
Curiosity
Sense of Connectedne
ss
Sense of Diversity
Sense of Design
Sense of Creativit
y
Sense of Hope and Renewal
Sense of Gift and Assets
Sense of Systems
Sense of Common
s
Sense of Place
AWE
Four Key Habits of Mind for Community Resilience
• Systems Thinking
• Relationships and Collaboration
• Practical Optimism
• Place Based Consciousness
Systems ThinkingSystems Thinking
The Web of Life: Capra
Systems Thinking
Places to Intervene in a SystemDonella Meadows captured the following leverage points (in increasing order of effectiveness)
Changes in Form9. Numbers (subsidies, taxes, standards).8. Material stocks and flows.
Changes in Energy Flow7. Regulating negative feedback loops.6. Driving positive feedback loops.
Places to Intervene in a System – (cont.)
Donella Meadows captured the following leverage points (in increasing order of effectiveness)
Changes in Consciousness5. Information flows. 4. The rules of the system (incentives, punishment, constraints). 3. The power of self-organization. 2. The goals of the system. 1. The mindset or paradigm out of which the goals,
rules, feedback structure arise.
Systems Thinking & Sustainable Systems Thinking & Sustainable Community DevelopmentCommunity Development
Also see the Community Capitals Model developed by Flora & Flora
Systems View of Sustainable Development: from “Toward a Sustainable Community: A Toolkit for Local
Government”
EnvironmentSociety
Economy
Founding the Green Team Network
Sustainable Sweden Conference
Relationships & Collaboration
MRCSE 2009 Summer Workshop
Practical Optimism• Grounded in Sustainability & Systems Thinking
• Identify a task or target
• Expand the conversation – adjust to clarify target
• With broad support, move forward reflectively and
passionately, with patience and timely advances.• Continue to broaden
engagement/support.
• Move to next level – next
vision/opportunity
Washburn Elementary School garden
Place Based Consciousness
Discussion Questions
1. What other “habits of mind” do you see as essential to creating sustainable, resilient communities?
2. How can you foster community learning about habits of the mind for resilient communities?
3. What habits of the mind get in the way of people in higher education working with local communities?
Presenter: Tom Wojciechowski
tom.wojciechowski@ces.uwex.eduhttp://ashland.uwex.edu/Community, Natural Resource and Economic Development Educator , University of Wisconsin-Extension Ashland County
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Collaborators:Clare Hintzelsewherefarmherbster@gmail.comMidwest Regional Collaborative for Sustainability Education Steering Committee,Agriculture and Energy Resource Center Board
Ted Mayted.may@witc.eduAcademic Dean, Renewable Energy and Sustainability, Math & Science at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Collegewww.witc.edu
Draft Model with Examples from Chequamegon Bay
Our Habits Form Leverage
Energy Flow Leverage Consciousness Leverage
Systems/ Complexity Thinking
Manufacturing clusters: waste to resource
Hubs for informal community learning: Stage North, Big Top, Deepwater Grill
Energy Independence
Practical Optimism
Numbers of “green” businesses
Partnerships between formal education institutions and community partners
Eco-municipality Resolutions; Integrate w/Strategic Plans
Draft Model (cont.) with Examples from Chequamegon Bay
Our Habits Form Leverage
Energy Flow Leverage Consciousness Leverage
Respectful Relationships & Collaboration
People wear multiple hats, so feedback loops are small
Green Team network, Transition towns
Place-Based Consciousness
Public access to nature
Educational Institutions turn out people who stay committed to the area who then feed back into partnerships of formal/non-formal education
“Do it ourselves” attitude
Manoomin as sacred
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