Ideas for enhancing communication

I read in yesterday's paper that the the 19th ward and Staybridge are hosting some sort of event for today (I think) for UR students to meet 19th ward neighbors BUT as a 19th ward resident I heard nothing about this in my very own neighborhood. It's just one example of the tremendous challenges we seem to have in regard to sharing information with a wide group of people - and, I think that this challenge contributes to the perception that in the 19th ward there are a few people who are "in the know" and/or aware of important information while the rest just wonder what is happening re: various things!
Every single meeting or event I've ever attended in this community always includes some discussion of communication and information flow challenges. People WANT and NEED information. People WANT and NEED to feel included in this community. PEOPLE WANT AND NEED to hear about things that impact their daily lives. People WANT AND NEED to know that they are being listened to AND that their voice counts for something. People WANT and NEED follow through on promises and initiatives.

Good communication takes ongoing work. It takes time. It takes a conscious and concerted effort. Shaun created THIS website to enhance communication. John and Marian have continued the effort and the potential HERE is huge IF the site is used.

Soooooo, who has some ideas about enhancing communication in the 19th ward?? please, share your ideas HERE - we can use this as a virtual brainstorming and see what we can build

A few ideas to get things started:

* check into this site at least twice per week and either share new information or add to an existing thread.
* if you hear information that is relevant to the larger 19th ward, take a few minutes to let others know
* create a special interest 'group' and use the power of this site and the people who contribute to spread the word about your group
* if you send emails to a 19th ward group consider cross-posting it HERE or let people know how to get on your email "list"

Let's hear some other ideas!!

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Permalink Reply by Margy Meath on October 24, 2010 at 12:23pm

"passionate partners" could be interpreted in a lot of different ways :-)
Seriously though, thanks for sharing this information Eleanor - while it might be duplicative for people who DO know these things, sharing minutes, information, etc on this site offers an opportunity for information to flow more broadly. While people don't always like what they hear in various forums they at least have an opportunity to BE informed and that may lead to getting more involved and/or contributing new ideas, energy and time.
thanks!