Earlier this week, Prof. Chou used the term mobilization of community-based action. That seems the heart of what lies ahead. My focus is on how . In fact, success it usually starts with the process of planning the planning process itself. Taking the time to think it through, considering who will need to be involved to make it work, and finding meaningful ways to include them in the planning, will build a stronger foundation for action later.
Participation is essential.
Having many fingerprints on the plan builds ownership, fosters understanding, and motivates the will to change, to take action. Reaching these aspirations always involves change, sometimes radical change. Human beings do not like change. At a brainstem level, we see change as a threat. Even considering the prospect of change creates stress and anxiety.