In this series of short essays, Milenko will evaluate different “ground rules” – a code of conduct that leads to creativity and collaboration – and share stories from the field.
"I think that playgrounds should be renamed ‘research environments.’ This is what the children are doing so vigorously. They are not playing. They are finding out how the universe works.”
We’ve completed over 50 gathering places, each a classroom where we learned new lessons. Here is an overview of the past year showing the variety of applications for our approach.
This year’s trainings work took Milenko down the West Coast–from Seattle to Ashland, OR to National City, CA–and all the way to Auckland, New Zealand.
I yearn for leaders who are collaborators. In an election, I wait for one candidate to say to another, “That’s an interesting insight—I want to think about it.”
What is a Paper Road? In New Zealand, it’s a common term for a legal road that may exist only on paper. These roads are typically not fully developed but are well known as walking and biking routes for locals.
How does place-making inspire people to collectively reimagine and reinvent public spaces as the heart of every community?
Before Glass Artist, Jeweler, and Sculptor Vicki Leon moved into San Diego’s Azalea Park neighborhood, her realtor said “You’re gonna be involved in this community.”
When it comes to community, together we always know more. Whenever I make this statement, I get serious push-back...
"If the land was going to be developed anyway, why stand at the sidelines and complain?"....
