The Drucker Foundation The Community of the Future

by Hesselbein, Frances; Goldsmith, Marshall; Beckhard, Richard; Schubert, Richard F.

• ISBN13: 9780787952044
• ISBN10: 0787952044
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-02-07
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"This book of essays is full of rampant idealism. Its authors--educators, think-tankers, corporate executives, consultants, book authors, nonprofit association executives, and a German politician--share a desire to better the world through their ideas and actions. Many qualify as do-gooders in the best sense of the phrase." --Christian Science Monitor This third volume from the acclaimed Drucker Foundation Future Series focuses on the basis of society itself--the community. Featuring the examples of successful communities from New York City to Hawaii, The Community of the Future presents insights from Peter F. Drucker, Stephen R. Covey, Arun Gandhi, Elie Wiesel, James L. Barksdale, and many others. Their powerful essays explore what our communities will look like tomorrow--how we will live, work, communicate, educate our children, and govern ourselves. This collection shows readers: * How to recognize and anticipate the trends that transform society * The impact of new communications technology, including global and virtual communications * How to create organizational communities and communities in the workplace * How to envision and shape communities that will build values and embrace humanity From businesses, to communities of faith, to schools, to cyberspace--the gamut of human communities is explored by the world's foremost thinkers.

Author Biography

FRANCES HESSELBEIN is chairman of the board of governors of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management and editor in chief of its journal, Leader to Leader. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States of America's highest civilian honor, in 1998. MARSHALL GOLDSMITH is a founding director of Keilty, Goldsmith and Company, one of America's key providers of customized leadership development. He is a cofounder of the Learning Network, an association of the world's top consultants. RICHARD BECKHARD is an organization development consultant, author of six books, and former professor at the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. RICHARD F. SCHUBERT is the former chairman of the International Youth Foundation and founding president of the Points of Light Foundation. 17 02 The Latest and Best Insights on the Future of Communities Everywhere"This book of essays is full of rampant idealism. Its authors&mdash;educators, think-tankers, corporate executives, consultants, book authors, nonprofit association executives, and a German politician&mdash;share a desire to better the world through their ideas and actions. Many qualify as do-gooders in the best sense of the phrase."&mdash;Christian Science Monitor This third volume from the acclaimed Drucker Foundation Future Series focuses on the basis of society itself&mdash;the community. Featuring the examples of successful communities from New York City to Hawaii, The Community of the Future presents insights from Peter F. Drucker, Stephen R. Covey, Arun Gandhi, Elie Wiesel, James L. Barksdale, and many others. Their powerful essays explore what our communities will look like tomorrow&mdash;how we will live, work, communicate, educate our children, and govern ourselves. This collection shows readers: <ul><li>How to recognize and anticipate the trAnds that transform society <li>The impact of new communications technology, including global and virtual communications <li>How to create organizational communities and communities in the workplace <li>How to envision and shape communities that will build values and embrace humanity</ul> From businesses, to communities of faith, to schools, to cyberspace&mdash;the gamut of human communities is explored by the world's foremost thinkers.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction: Civilizing the City	1	(8)
Peter F. Drucker
Part I Trends Shaping the Evoltion of Community
The Paradox and Promise of Community	9	(10)
Margaret J. Wheatley
Myron Kellner-Rogers
Economic Community and Social Investment	19	(8)
Lester C. Thurow
The Future-Capability of Society	27	(8)
Rita Sussmuth
How Boomers, Churches, and Entrepreneurs Can Transform Society	35	(14)
Bob Buford
Part II The Values of Community
The Ideal Community	49	(10)
Stephen R. Covey
Wisdom as Capital in Prosperous Communities	59	(12)
Claire L. Gaudiani
Diversity in Community	71	(12)
R. Roosevelt Thomas Jr.
Lessons from Sevagram Ashram	83	(10)
Arun Gandhi
Part III The Impact of New Communications Technology
Communications Technology in Dynamic Organizational Communities	93	(8)
James L. Barksdale
Global Communications and Communities of Choice	101	(14)
Marshall Goldsmith
Virtual Communities	115	(10)
Howard Rheingold
Part IV Creating Communities in Organizations
Building Community in the Workplace	125	(14)
Gifford Pinchot
Managing for Results in the Community of the Future	139	(16)
James L. Heskett
Six Practices for Creating Communities of Value, Not Proximity	155	(12)
Dave Ulrich
Opportunities in the Global Economy	167	(10)
Maria Livanos Cattaui
Part V Strengthening the Social Fabric
The Dream That Lies Before Us	177	(6)
Frances Hesselbein
High-Tech Inner-City Community Development	183	(16)
Noel M. Tichy
Andrew R. McGill
Lynda St. Clair
Twenty-First-Century Leadership in the African American Community	199	(14)
Bobby William Austin
Andrew J. Young
Gaining Equal Access to Economic Power	213	(10)
Hugh B. Price
The New American Identity	223	(6)
Raul Yzaguirre
Five Building Blocks for Successful Communities	229	(10)
Suzanne W. Morse
Part VI Global Dimensions of Community
Our Children Are the Community of the Future	239	(12)
Richard F. Schubert
Rick R. Little
Community in the Third and Fourth Worlds	251	(10)
Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika
Anticipating the Community of the Future	261	(12)
Jaime A. Zobel de Ayala II
Afterword	273	(4)
Elie Wiesel
Index	277