A Rapidly Growing Community Leaving No One Behind
Rich and the Harwood Institute team visited Clarksville, TN, to discuss the recent report, Clarksville-MoCo: Stepping Into the Future, and to lay the foundation for the people of Clarksville to move forward on a new agenda for education and the community.
Hope and Success in a Society Plagued by the Civic Virus
Amid complex and numerous challenges in society and civic virus plaguing our nation, what do success and hope look like for communities seeking change? Rich Harwood shares three key starting points to engage and inspire our communities to work on effective solutions.
Two Ways to Navigate Tension When Bringing People Together
With Americans in a perpetual state of fight or flight, our strategies must be rooted in creating a stronger sense of belonging, agency, and security when we engage with others. Rich Harwood shares two scenarios to help you navigate tensions when bringing community members together.
The Basic Dignity Equation
If you want to help people in your community break free from the fight or flight that is paralyzing so many, there is a simple and profound equation you must know: the basic dignity equation. Rich Harwood examines how the basic dignity equation is foundational to creating change.
Moving Forward Amid Tension Between Our National and Local Spaces
Rich Harwood examines the tension between our national and local spaces and shares insights on how to understand and work with that tension to move forward in our community work to build our nation.
State of the Union Scorecard
On this episode of the Harwood Half Hour, Rich Harwood shares how to use the report findings from Civic Virus: Why Polarization Is a Misdiagnosis to evaluate and make sense of President Biden’s first State of the Union address and the Republican response.
Alamance County Initiative to Catalyze Community-Led Transformation
Announcing The Harwood Institute’s three-year partnership with Impact Alamance toward community-led transformation in Alamance County, NC.
What’s Really Going On in America?
The divisive rhetoric of self-interested politicians, negative social media, and the press is adversely affecting our values and culture. And they say the American people are to blame. But change is possible.
Aspirations in an Upside-Down World
In this energizing and hopeful episode of Harwood Half Hour, Rich Harwood discusses three questions we can each engage with to discover our shared hopes for a better tomorrow and practical ideas to get in motion in the new year.
Meet Jerome, a Public Innovator Who Embraces the Three A’s
Read about how public innovator Jerome Threlkeld’s life and work was transformed by learning and using the Harwood approach to create a change reaction of change in his community.
Stepping Forward book Club Fosters Leadership & Connection in Michigan
A group of 12 community members from the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, the Boys and Girls Club, Head Start, and United Way met weekly to discuss Rich Harwood’s book, Stepping Forward, and build a stronger network of leaders to move the community forward.
Brian Rubin at Citizen University
Presented by Former Studio Associate, Brian Rubin, “Civic Saturday Prince George's County: An American Blues”