Helping Communities Create their own Community Narratives

BEING INFORMED BY OUR OWN COMMUNITY NARRATIVE….

We hear so much about an American narrative – a combination history, a heritage and popular culture – a storyline that is popularly believed to bind us as a nation and as a people.
From our founding fathers to the stories surrounding immigration, settlement and sacrifice in pursuit of the American dream. From our cultural legends such as Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed and Horatio Alger to the recent role of television as a national hearth – there seems to be a collective shared national consciousness, as elusive as it might at times appear.

On a local and community level, as well, there are important narratives to be found and shared.
Some are obvious, others are more difficult to identify. However, these local storylines can help provide a sense of perspective and a sense of place.

They can also serve as an informed foundation to present discussions and to contemplate the future.

More importantly, these storylines, if characterized and disseminated, can provide greater financial well-being to a community, its institutions, business and citizens.


Some of what we do….

* Help communities ask what are the unique assets, attributes, components and characteristics that make up your community & make it special ? Those things that comprise a distinct look, narrative or storyline

* We help take into account your community’s authentic story.

* We help identify the story of your town.

* Help communities look inside themselves and identify those authentic assets that help contribute to their community narrative.

* Give strength to that authentic voice so that those stories can be organized and chronicled in a simple, understandable and marketable way.

* Assist communities in taking that community narrative and marketing it if they so choose.

* Identify mechanisms and strategies to help communities to best leverage their community narratives in a way that supports their community vision and community values.

* HELPING COMMUNTIES PROPERLY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR COMMUNITY”S HERITAGE, HISTORY AND PRESENT COMMUNITY VALUES SO A CONSISTENT AND WELL ROOTED VISION CAN LOGICALLY FLOW