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Four simple (but surprisingly difficult) ways to solve our most wicked problems
Getting back to basics
In my region right now housing has reached an all time crisis. This isn’t just housing as in a roof over one’s head (which of course should be a basic human right), it’s also housing in the case of an ever increasing un-affordability and shortage of housing stock.
I’ve no doubt the case is similar if not exactly the same in your region along with the dire issues of skill shortages, lack of transport and too many kids going to school today hungry.
For too long these issues have been seen as the domain of the community sector. I can’t begin to tell you how many times people have told me these issues are the “fluffy stuff”.
Community sector people have expert skills in sticky taping scarce resources together to address our community’s problems and have been doing so — forever. So, don’t be surprised if your local sector seems a bit miffed if you’ve just rocked up with your bright ideas to save the day. But also, don’t let that deter you.
The solutions to our most wicked problems have to start somewhere, and as I’m hearing more and more in community forums I facilitate it’s time to STOP TALKING — and DO SOMETHING.
