Posted On: December 14, 2008
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Community Development
Revitalization Effort for the town of Alpine, CA.
Community Group Leader Packet - Download in MS Word or Acrobat PDF
This is a toolkit for ...
Posted On: December 14, 2008
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Disaster Recovery
A Year of Reflections on Leadership, Community, and Fire
by Joe Sterling, October 2004, Peutz Valley, Alpine, CA
Learn about leadership through the inspiring stories ...
Posted On: December 10, 2008
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Adapted from the IMA Change Management Model
Posted On: November 23, 2008
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Talks on Creativity:
T.E.D. Conference www.ted.com
At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown www.ideo.com talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play -- ...
Posted On: November 21, 2008
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Sustainability Basics
First of all, what do we mean by "sustainable". If something is sustainable, in the context we are discussing here, it is able ...
Posted On: November 19, 2008
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The "Top 10 Tasks - Quick Start Your Neighborhood Disaster Recovery" is a simple and proven approach to a do-it-yourself relief center. This is useful ...
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Posted On: November 19, 2008
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Sterling Insights supports all of its clients to improve the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the communities in which they operate. New information and ...
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Posted On: November 19, 2008
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Collaboration
FAE Manifesto
Free Agent Ecosystem ™ - Cultivating a Sustainable Commercial Ecosystem Among Professional Services Free Agents
Learn ways to improve your collaborations with other consultants ...
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Posted On: November 19, 2008
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Coming soon!
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Posted On: November 19, 2008
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The Revitalization effort in Alpine, California, a rural community 30 miles east of San Diego has a new website.
www.4RCommunity.com
Please visit this new site where Alpine ...
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Posted On: January 28, 2008
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SoCal Rebuilding Summit. The U.S. Green Building Council and the San Diego Natural History Museum hosted a day of discussion on rebuilding in a fire ...
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Posted On: November 19, 2007
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I've been working with the San Diego Foundation as a member of the Community Assessment Team. Our task has been to assess communities in San ...
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Posted On: October 7, 2006
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Sterling Insights is pleased to announce an exciting new site to support sustained success in the greater San Diego region! Our new site, www.SDRegionalVision.com, ...
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Posted On: March 31, 2006
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Sterling Insights is pleased to announce our new book "Preparing for Pandemic Avian Flu - A Family & Neighborhood Workbook for Emergency Readiness". A second ...
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Posted On: January 20, 2006
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Our write up about the"Top Ten Tasks: Quick Start Your Neighborhood Disaster Recovery" has been posted to the Disaster Survivor Network, a web site for ...
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Posted On: December 24, 2005
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Alpine, CA now has an online home for their revitalization efforts: 4RCommunity.com
Their new site, developed by Sterling Insights, is where the town's residents will post ...
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Posted On: November 24, 2005
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I recently spoke with a colleague about preparedness and uncertainty related to the potential of an avian flu pandemic. We talked about the proactive attitude ...
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Posted On: November 11, 2005
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I haven't yet offered a definition for Responsibility in the context of the 4Rs model and sustainability, but today's news offers a good pointer. It ...
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Posted On: November 9, 2005
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“Connecting Community, Place and Spirit” the Wired Way
Kelly’s article, “We are the Web,” (Wired, August 2005) outlines the history and possible future of the ...
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Posted On: November 5, 2005
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The City of Carlsbad hosted the second Connecting Community Place & Spirit (CCPS) conference for community leaders and residents. Sterling Insights designed and facilitated the ...
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Posted On: October 28, 2005
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Choose Hope
“You have the power to choose hope. And, you choose giving hope to people. That’s the secret of leadership. Nothing complicated. You don’t ...
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Posted On: October 25, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 6 > Fundamental Measures - Resilience
Resilience matters when there is rapid, unexpected, and profound change. Economies, societies, and ecologies ...
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Posted On: October 18, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 5 > Fundamental Measures - Robustness
A quote from the Santa Fe Institute about robustness is an excellent, albeit somewhat ...
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Posted On: October 12, 2005
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John Ralston Saul
from "Sustainable Urban System: The Long-term Plan for Greater Vancouver"
“Strategy is about marrying ideas and capabilities with intuition and daring. It depends on ...
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Posted On: October 11, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 4 > Changing Frameworks: Introducing the 4-R’s of Sustainability
So, if the stability I grew up to expect isn’t guaranteed, ...
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Posted On: October 11, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 3 > Changing Beliefs & Working the Grieving Process
From a strategic planning standpoint, how do you know when a ...
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Posted On: October 10, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 2: Change of Conditions - “Critical State"
To help clients stay successful, we will have to start expanding our thinking ...
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Posted On: October 9, 2005
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The 4-Rs Sustainability Framework > PART 1: " A Change of Mind"
Rapid profound change is part of 21st century life. I may be the ...
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Posted On: October 8, 2005
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An Alpine, CA Revitalization Priority - Rehabilitating Alpine Creek has environmental, social, economic benefits.
One of the six “highest leverage ideas” to come from the “Vision ...
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Posted On: October 7, 2005
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La Pine, OR and Alpine, CA have similar names and are using similar approaches to creating a self-sustaining full-service rural town.
The Rocky Mountain Institute highlights ...
