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Harvesting the Fruits of Disruption

By Rich Bell on September 12th, 2014

When my wife and I disrupted our teenage daughter’s favorite time of the week, we expected resistance. After all, asking her to volunteer for a half-Saturday at a local Habitat […]

Are You Investing in a Community or a World Cup?

By Rich Bell on July 1st, 2014

If you want to know why a highly successful World Cup event could provoke popular street protests in futbol-obsessed Brazil, just follow the money. Low-income Brazilians, long lacking many of […]

Youth Will Make Us Better

By Rich Bell on May 25th, 2014

When youth peer leaders in Fitchburg, MA got involved in the city’s park system, it sparked a newfound sense of pride and ownership in caring for the community’s assets, including […]

What’s growing under the numbers?

By Rich Bell on April 5th, 2014

“Not everything that counts can be counted.” – Albert Einstein The release of the 2014 County Health Rankings last week and the expansion of its model and measures underscore the […]