Harwood Holds a Workspace in Battle Creek for Community Leaders
Last week as part of The Harwood Institute’s $1.95 million grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, community leaders from Battle Creek, MI, Detroit, MI, and Santa Fe, NM came together to share stories...
View Article“I love my people”
These four small, powerful words are what one leader told me last week as to why she works so hard in her community. Her words echoed those of her AARP colleagues in the room. I suspect if I had asked...
View ArticleHarwood Helps Kick-off Campaign for the Common Good
Last week, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation joined United Way Worldwide for the launch of its “Campaign for the Common Good,” a long-term, cause-related campaign to further engage people...
View ArticleIntentionality in New Haven
In October, The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation held two one-day Intentionality workshops in New Haven on the campus of Yale University for the United Way of Greater New Haven (UWGNH). In...
View ArticleResponses from the Attendees of the Intentionality Workshop in New Haven
The Intentionality workshop we held last month for the the United Way of Greater New Haven was a huge success. “This is about what it means for organizations to turn outward and embrace common...
View ArticleFive Keys for Mobilizing America
The past few years have brought an increasingly divisive and acrimonious political atmosphere. But, it’s still clear that people want to come together, people want to be a part of something larger...
View ArticleHarwood Intentionality Forum Hosted in Battle Creek
The message is clear in Michigan – the time to spur true and lasting change is now and the way to do that is to turn outward. Over 100 leaders in the for profit, non profit and public sector gathered...
View ArticleAaron B. Dail: Public Innovator Pick
This edition of The Harwood Institute’s newsletter features Aaron B. Dail, President & CEO of The Murray-Calloway County Chamber of Commerce in Murray, Ky. Dail was previously executive director of...
View ArticleOn Turning Outward and Being Intentional
By Rich Harwood Turning Outward is fundamentally an orientation – it is a stance we assume, a posture, a mindset. Only when you are Turned Outward can you truly see and hear others. Only then can you...
View ArticleYes, Our Democracy Is a Mess, and Yes, Our Opportunities Are Real
By Richard Harwood The following article appeared in The Kettering Foundation’s annual newsletter, “Connections.” As part of the Kettering Foundation’s efforts to take stock of trends affecting...
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