Category Archives: soul of the community
Aesthetics & Place Match
Last week in this series, I discussed the importance of social offerings, the opportunities for positive social interaction in the community, for both people and places. This week, I turn to the second most important thing in creating loved places … Continue reading
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Social Offerings & Place Match
Last week, I started the Soul Search Series, focusing on the findings of the Knight Soul of the Community Project. To review: the purpose of the project was to understand what made people love where they lived and why it … Continue reading
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Place & Some Soul Searching
As you may (or may not) know, I was the lead consultant and national expert of the Knight Soul of the Community Project. This research was conducted 2008-2010. Admittedly, that was a while ago. But when research forever changes the way … Continue reading
A Tale of Two Cities: Perception vs. Reality in Place
You may have seen my Facebook/Twitter posting on The Miami Foundation’s launch of its project, Our Miami: Soul of the City. This important project takes on the Herculean task of cross walking the Soul of the Community perception data with … Continue reading
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Soul Renewal Via Newfoundland
VIRDIS, a place branding company in Newfoundland, did a blog post on Soul of the Community recently. From the VIRDIS homepage: Interesting conceptualization of their niche in the placemaking world. Here’s the post that introduces how they are using Soul … Continue reading
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Tagged branding, development, Newfoundland, VIRDIS
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