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Strategic Doing

Can verge gardens really change the world?
Activists say that action breeds hope. I’d qualify that to say it’s a series of strategic actions and what we do around that activity, that is needed to…
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Gayle Dallaston
Hierarchy or Network?
Reflecting on the structure of your group and the organisations that you are dealing with can make it easier to manage expectations and outcomes.
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Gayle Dallaston
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Are you getting stuck? Could better questions help?
Whenever you feel stuck, step back and look at the conversations and the questions that are framing the problem you are trying to address.
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Gayle Dallaston
Toondah Harbour - A good decision but no answers for the future
Any solutions to the mess we are in with climate change and biodiversity loss have to combine environmental, economic, social, and cultural outcomes.
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Gayle Dallaston
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Conversations: Different Views of Placemaking
Participating in this sort of conversation can add new insights and shift, widen, or fine-tune our own views. It certainly did for me...
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Gayle Dallaston
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High Impact, Low Cost - The Big Easy
It’s very easy to get drawn into activities and events that take a lot of effort with little gain for your group. The Big Easy method helps you plan…
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Gayle Dallaston
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Verge Garden Policies and Why they Matter
You can approach a verge garden policy as a simple set of rules but that's not always helpful.
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Gayle Dallaston
Where are we going? How will we get there?
These are the questions that shape our conversations as we plan and manage our group projects.
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Gayle Dallaston
10 Rules of Strategic Doing
We incorporate many of the practices of Strategic Doing in group projects and collaborations.
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Gayle Dallaston
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