Are You Robust or Resilient?
Greece may default on its debt today (Wednesday). This has put the global financial system on the edge of another meltdown. This is yet …
What is a Resilient Community?
First, a quick bit of feedback from our resilient brain trust. It was in response to my claim, in last week’s letter, that Greece is …
Maker Monday: Community Financing
Friends, Here’s a short note on a new and promising development called community financing. It’s going to be very important to our efforts …
A 40% cut in Social Security…
As most of us already know, the Greek government is bankrupt. So far, it has been forced to cut expenses by 34%. That means …
Avoid Social Breakdown. Become Resilient.
If you want a glimpse of the future for the US, UK, etc. all you need to do is tune into what is going …
Maker Monday: A Resilient Manorial Estate?
Hey folks, I have an interesting and unusual approach to building a resilient community today. I’d like to introduce you to the Tempelhof community. …
Question: What Should I be Writing About?
Today, I’m writing to ask you for some help. So far, things are going great. We’re building a great community here on resilient communities.com …
Resilient Communities are Based on Trust
Simple lesson in today’s post. Resilient communities are based on trust. Here’s what happens when trust isn’t something that is considered important. _____________ Everyone …
A Community Tool Library
Here’s a very simple tip on how to get your community moving towards resilience. It’s a library. But instead of books, it has all …
Community Thursday: What’s More Precious than Gold?
Gold is zooooming again. On this run it may hit $2000. Why? An increasing number of smart people think/believe that the world’s economic and …