From the CEO
Bill Shutkin explores a new evolutionary threshold, where the imperative for individuals to think and act on the common good spurs new courses of action.
Scenarios E-Journal
Past Issue
Summer 2006
All Together Now
John Fox interviews Kevin Essington of the Pawcatuck Borderlands Project in Rhode Island. Karen Yacos reviews Jonathan Haidt's The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. Bill Shutkin discusses the evolutionary imperatives for cooperation and altruism, and the Foundation recommends the innovative website New West.
Contents
Speaking of Place
Guest essayist and author Rick Bass writes about Montana’s Yaak Valley, where old foes are crossing battle lines to break bread and find common ground.
On the Ground
Helen Whyte takes us to Manchester, Vermont where a wind farm proposal has challenged the community to make some difficult trade-offs.
Innovator in Place
John Fox interviews Kevin Essington, director of the Pawcatuck Borderlands Project, about the challenges and rewards of collaborating to conserve across state lines.
Tech Toolbox
Jocelyn Hittle explains how online surveys can enhance civic engagement and help planners tap the collective vision of the community.
What We're Reading
Karen Yacos reviews The Happiness Hypothesis and explains why effective civic participation may require us all to get in touch with our inner elephants.
Featured Website
NewWest is a nexus of dialogue and an intelligent source of news and views about growth and land use in the changing mountain West.