Abstract
Community practitioners are often challenged to work in complex environments and situations that naturally occur in communities. This article focuses on the theoretical and practical use of the Emergence-Based Approach that is relevant for work in complex community situations. Using this approach, the practitioner encourages the emergence of novel ideas and initiatives, and engages a decentralized network of activists, helping them develop their initiatives. Using a field study, we compare this approach to the traditional Outcomes-Based Approach. Although their mindsets are very different, and even contradict one another, we suggest practical ways to combine the two in an effective way.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 133-150 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Journal of Community Practice |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Apr 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- Complexity
- Cynefin Framework
- emergence-based approach
- engagement
- outcomes-based approach