Bring the Strong Towns approach to your community
A Local Conversation is a group of advocates who come together to talk about the Strong Towns approach and then work together to put it into action where they live.
If you're interested in starting or joining a Local Conversation in your town or city, you can begin the process at strongtowns.org/local.
Course Outline
Welcome to the Local Conversation Leadership Course
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Course Overview
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Local Conversations: An Introduction
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- What is a Local Conversation? (4:35)
- What does a Local Conversation look like? (6:20)
- What is the Local Conversation process? | Part 1:Start-Up Phase (7:51)
- What is the Local Conversation process? | Part 2: From Learning to Gather to Transforming Your Community (9:24)
- How does Strong Towns support Local Conversations? (5:21)
"A Group of People"
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"Who Meet to Talk about the Strong Towns Approach"
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"And Put It Into Action"
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Conclusion
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Stage 1 Training: Working Across Differences
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Stage 2 Training: The Strong Towns Approach to Messaging
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Stage 3 Training: The Strong Towns 4-Step Process
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Bonus Content: What Is the Strong Towns Approach?
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Bonus Content: FAQs
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- What is the history of the Local Conversations program -- and what can we learn from it? (10:48)
- Should my Local Conversation be a local group or a regional group? (2:00)
- How can we make our Local Conversation meetings both fun and productive? (5:54)
- What is the right online platform for my group? (7:07)
- How do we influence public officials? (6:52)
Important Documents
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- Local Conversation Process Chart
- Accomplishments: Start-Up Phase, Stages 1-3
- Local Conversation Leader's Agreement
- Suggested Activities: Learning Activities, Movement Building Activities, and Organizing Activities, Group Focus Areas
- Combined: Important Documents in One Document
- 2024 Local Conversations Calendar
- Stage Completion Forms