Community Based Policy-Making and Community Development

Before reflecting on Making an Impact from the Outside’s discussion from last week, it is important to depict the perspective I want to provide in my reflections. Since I am part of the Community Development Collaborative Program…

Can we build empathy through Virtual Reality?

Let me start by saying that this post will be more personal than my others as I…

Virtual reality is no substitute for real-life interaction

Virtual Reality (VR): A policy tool for impacting change?

The Golden Rules of Public Engagement/Consultation

Letting Community Define Itself

What does “community” mean? This is the question our first Evergreen intensive class grappled with. What constitutes a community? Do you have to identify yourself as part of the community? Do you have a choice if you’re a dissenter of a particular community?