Walk Out Walk On, livre ebook

At a time when most communities’ resources are stretched past the breaking point, how is it possible to deal with the enormous challenges that families, neighborhoods, cities, regions, and nations face today? This inspiring book takes readers to seven communities around the world where the people have walked out of limiting beliefs and practices that precluded solutions to major social problems, and walked on to discover bold new ways to meet their needs.
This book is a true learning journey, filled with intimate stories and portraits of the people and places the authors came to know through years of working together to transform their communities. The journey begins in Mexico, then moves to Brazil, South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, Greece and the U.S. The authors’ lives and ways of thinking have been transformed by these experiences and relationships – an experience they hope to recreate for the reader through vivid prose and photos. The reader will experience first hand how a change of beliefs about people results in new capacities and the possibility of a more healthy future.
Part 1: The Journey
Why the world needs us to walk out and walk on
Who we are
Part II: Preparing for the Journey
Setting your intentions
Preparing to be disturbed
Noticing the world we're in
Part III: The Journey
Eight communities that have walked out and walked on
South Africa: From problem to place
Zimbabwe: From Efficiency to resilience
Brazil: From power to play
Mexico: From scaling up to scaling across
India: From transacting to gifting
Greece: From intervention to friendship
Canada and U.S.: From separation to interdependence
U.S.: From hero to host
Part IV: Bringing It Home
What do you notice now?
Who do you choose to be?
Appendix: Sustaining Curiosity