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Brief overview of systematic civic stewardship as a global social movement that works within and across cities to foster civic renewal and community wellbeing. See CivicStewardship.com for more information
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SCS is about effectively organizing citizens & institutions to shape civic practices for local & global well-being
1 1 world design, world design, world design
Civic Stewardship/Boston will launch action-learning labs that apply the SCS approach to get results, build civic capacity & scale the work
1 1 © 2012 William M. Snyder / [email protected] / civicstewardship.com
world design, world design, world design
¹Parag Khanna, Director Global Governance Initiative, Foreign Policy, 2010 ²John Lehrer, Imagine: How Creativity Works, 2012
“Cities rather than states are becoming the islands of governance on which the future world order will be built.”¹
“You can't understand modern life without understanding cities. They are the force behind everything interesting. They are where everything new is coming from.”²
•More than half the world now lives in cities; 70% by 2050
•Top 100 U.S. cities account for 75% of its GDP; top 100 cities in the world generate nearly 40% of global GDP
•80% of global carbon emissions are produced by cities with over 50,000 people
•Cultural product of the world is created primarily by artists, thought-leaders, and entrepreneurs who thrive in cities
…get cities right, and you
get the world right.
“The age of nations is over: The
new urban age has begun.”
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Meta-Community •Civic Shift participants build capacity and civic infrastructure (skills, methods, measures, etc.) to engage a growing number of neighborhoods & stakeholders for greater societal well-being, in Boston and beyond
Health Stewardship
Team
Neighborhood Stewardship Team •Residents and other stakeholders come together to find ways to shift community & workplace practices (e.g., self-care norms, campaigns, health-care plans, etc.) to increase screening and early treatment rates
City-wide Community of Practice •Members of multiple stewardship teams and other key players (including communities, institutions, and stakeholder coalitions) share ideas, innovate, and collaborate on city-wide projects and policy efforts
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Illustrative²
¹For example, screening rates for highly preventable cervical and colon cancers are ~65% & 20% (respectively) in low-income neighborhoods, versus 85% and 40% in the general population. Overall, screening rates are far below optimal: U.S. 2020 goals for cervical and colectoral are 93% and 70%.
SCS Solution: Civic stewardship participants lead shifts in practices, programs, and policies; beginning in several neighborhoods and expanding from there
Civic Problem: Cancer screening and early treatment rates are far below targets, incurring significant human and financial costs, especially in low-income neighborhoods¹
Results: • Screening and early-treatment rates in participating
neighborhoods targeted to improve by 10% in 2 years • Considerable reduction in human and financial costs • New civic capacity for addressing other health issues
²This case illustration draws on an NCI-led effort in 4 cities across 3 states
Civic Shift Model
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Collective efforts to shift
community practices
Community Outcomes
Wellbeing
Efficacy
Assets
Stewardship Capability
Leadership Development
Environment Design
Measures Monetization
Civic Media Methods
Community Structures
Shared Purpose
Issue Expertise
Nationally, pioneering community-based initiatives are applying many of the approaches outlined here.¹ Now the challenge is to help communities accelerate development of leading-edge stewardship capabilities.
¹See examples highlighted in Voices from the Field III (Kubisch et al., 2010) and What Works for America’s Communities (Anderson et al., 2012). Research on “collective efficacy,” defined as “social cohesion combined with shared expectations of social control,” shows that urban neighborhoods with greater stewardship capacity perform better in areas such as health and safety than comparable communities (Sampson, 2012, p. 27). Finally, a growing number of “collective impact” initiatives show the power of systematic methods, measures, and multi-stakeholder structures for improving education and other outcomes.
Scale
Influence
People
Infrastructure
Ideas
Place
Virtual
Blended
Physical Communities
Institutions Critical Mass
Proximity
All sectors
Faith
Culture
Practice & Interest Local nexus
Inter-city mesh promotes global dissemination of ideas and innovations and builds collective capacity for change worldwide
National and international entities play support roles as cities take the lead to ensure policies, methods, and resources are applied effectively at the local level
Cities foster intensive interactions among people and institutions with diverse perspectives, associations, and capabilities. This “creative abrasion” generates new ideas, relationships, and enterprises; and positions urban citizens to connect with peers locally & globally.
Global node
City with stewardship communities
Nation
National or transnational government or NGO
City Mesh Legend
Friends & Family
Functions
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Resources
“By making communities of our cities we take a giant stride toward world community, and in the end lasting peace will come when…world community has been achieved.” -- Lawrence Hayworth, The Good City
Facebook interactions across cities worldwide (source)
6 William M. Snyder / CivicStewardship.com