Connector Field Notes #10
I learned that people are willing to go out of their way to organize and gather with their neighbors — but the reasons need to be specific.The gathering should make people realize how they fit together. If it feels like it could only happen here, at this moment, with these people, then that’s a good reason to meet with neighbors .
Josh Kramer • 👋 🏘️ Why don’t we know our neighbors?
Good spaces provide bonding and bridging mechanisms. The field of urban planning first introduced the concept of public spaces that bond or bridge. The former serves to aid similar individuals to meet and reinforce ties. The latter bridges diverse people together to coexist and broaden one another’s perspectives. What seems to be working for us is ... See more
