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Walk Out Walk On: A Learning Journey Into Communities Daring To Live The Future Now (2011)

by Margaret J. Wheatley(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1605097314 (ISBN13: 9781605097312)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Berrett-Koehler Publishers

review 1: I didn't like this book at first - the writing felt aimless and laced with pot-pourri vagueness that challenges the black and white certainties that my mind prefers. But once I got past the writing to the real meaning and after really sinking into the chapter about the challenging work done in Joubert Park, South Africa, I found that there were some concepts that integrated into my work underway already: the non-profit world, the adaptive learning community and the political community. 1. Community building is messy, frustrating and not duplicatable. 2. Scale across, not up. 3. Start where you are, go anywhere 4. Nobody else will save us, we have to do it ourselves. 5. When people get pushed into adaptive space, there are very real complexity shock reactions. This is wher... moree the "Walk Outs" will walk on. An inspiring book for those doing community development work or systems-level pattern seeking.
review 2: I loved this book. If you've ever been on a high school or college "work camp" experience, this book is sort of like that. Turns your assumptions about how we design our society on their ears. I wanted it to go on. I wanted the authors to show me more communities that were creating beautiful change with what they have right in front of them and with their own friendships with one another. I just can't say enough wonderful things about this book. I just loved it. less

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