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Author Archives: Doug Griffiths
Doug Griffiths, MBA, is a community strategist and author of the best-selling book 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. He is the founder and CEO of 13 Ways, a consultancy that advises struggling North American communities. He previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Alberta for four consecutive terms, holding two senior Cabinet portfolios as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Service Alberta, as well as three junior positions in Agriculture, Finance, and Solicitor General. This article also appears on his blog 13waysinc.com.
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The risk to your community of avoiding risks
There are risks to communities taking action to stop the decline of their towns. But the risk of doing nothing is far greater
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Blaming or bettering: the choice is yours
Our move to online communities over our own neighbourhoods has pushed us to focus on blaming rather than bettering. This needs to change
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Opinion polls: The single biggest obstacle to public engagement
Public engagement is crucial. But public engagement is the step politicians should take after first doing their homework