Designing Creative Communities: Your Town Is Your Canvas. Learn How To Make Your Mark

We all want to be a part of a thriving community. But few of us know how to meaningfully contribute to the places where we live work learn and play. Whether you dream of launching a community innovation center want to enhance your town with colorful murals or are simply looking to strengthen relationships with your neighbors Designing Creative Communities is the guide for you. Award-winning community builder Spud Marshall coaches emerging leaders and community members alike through a simple process for how to transform your town into a creative place to call home. Filled with stories from Spuds work over the past decade Designing Creative Communities teaches you how to actively create change and have a lot of fun along the way.The book will introduce you to the CANVAS Framework where youll learn how to: Chart your path (and avoid getting an RV stuck in the mud).Ask probing questions (by jumping into an inflatable ball pit on the street).Name early adopters (and create a secret society).Visualize a prototype (while ensuring that bees dont escape into your home).Articulate your story (using a giant blue chameleon car).Sustain efforts with partners (without harming a single piano).