Enabling real people to build communities.

It is the people who will make the difference.

You can build a thriving regional, rural or remote community by enabling and supporting real people working together. You can do this by using suitable systems, tools and processes and providing the outcomes everyone seeks.

Through projects and action orientation, the community and its members can enhance the quality of lives, and isn’t this what people like doing? People like helping people. Visualise the community you want because it is unlikely to materialise if you can’t see it.

Regional communities must recognise that new learning is their most valuable approach as a group. If the community’s people continue to lean solely on their understanding, change will be difficult, the community’s struggles will continue, and decline will be inevitable.

Identify the entrepreneurs and gazelles.

The entrepreneurs and gazelles will help you and the community to become aligned, focused, and accountable. Entrepreneurs will help people work with purpose toward common goals.

One of the key attributes of an entrepreneur is their ability to address the issues by ‘connecting the dots’ and solving the problems. They can help you create and nurture a vital and vibrant startup environment in a community and region to develop a pipeline of opportunities.

Life in a regional community is like photography: You need your negatives to develop into positive action. Never let fear decide your future. Don’t be afraid to start over again because it’s another chance to rebuild the community you want.

Sometimes, community development can feel like jumping off the top of a building and trying to clean the windows on the way down while you think of new ways to create a better community. Your only mistake will be not learning anything.

As a community developer, having laser focus is essential. You will spend hundreds, or even thousands, of hours developing the skills and knowledge necessary to improve your innovation and execution ability. If you believe that if others could see your ideas the way you see them, you may be only a short presentation away from making them a reality.

Unfortunately, your expertise alone is not enough. Your ability to convey the value of your ideas and opportunities to others efficiently and effectively usually determines success. Moses was probably the first person to use PowerPoint. If he didn’t need more than two stone tablets and ten bullet points to persuade the people to follow him, neither do you.

New technologies will enable communities to perform better.

We are discussing a new world where you can imagine and create it. Things like 3D printing will enable us to custom-print the most essential commodities. If you want anything from a bicycle to a toy for your children, you will have to download it, and it will be ready for printing at home.

To this end, you are enabling home-based and lifestyle businesses to thrive. Some of the first opportunities will involve alterations to the house to accommodate new workspaces.

Quotable Quotes

“The important thing is enabling community members to dream big, then to take the necessary action to make the dreams come to pass”. Peter Sergeant.

“To truly motivate others, 1) discover what their motives, desires and drivers are. 2) genuinely connect with and support them from the heart”. Rasheed Ogunlaru