Summit hosted by the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, August 18-20 in Midway Utah,
The Summit will give leaders a chance to engage as peers in a “safe space” about the challenges facing public life, the enormous pressures on the public sector, and how we, both collectively and as individuals representing distinct organizations, can create the norms, networks, relationships, and structures necessary for the kind of society we all seek.
I am considering attending this "safe space" where "leaders who engage as peers" may "create the norms, networks, relationships and structures necessary for the kind of society we all seek." The paradox of the few setting norms for the many is obscured by the hypnotic repitition of words like "we" and "all." Once again the world we want is mapped out by "we"..."all." Where "we" are the few. And "all" are 50-100 leaders who meet in isolation at a spa and resort.
Still, the Harwood Institute seems aware of th paradox. They are committed to public goods, public service and public innovation, in this age of private enterprise, ownership, and consumerism. The roster of people attending their upcoming conference is impressive.
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