Joe Erpenbeck

Consultant and ABCD Institute Faculty Member

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Explanations are Needed

Explanations are Needed

There are many lists going around on FB such list your top 10 albums that have influenced your musical tastes, best photos, b...

We Are Meant To Be Together

We Are Meant To Be Together

We are Meant to be Together This was the last large gathering I was part of before social distancing became the expectation. ...

Staying Connected

Staying Connected

I continue to be inspired by the many ways people are connecting to each other. There are simple ways from a phone call or te...

Searching

Searching

With life changing over the past week and the postponement of social gatherings, I have been spending part of each day on the...

What If? The 3 Hour Park

What If? The 3 Hour Park

Last week I watched as a nearby greenspace was quickly transformed into a nice looking park. The park was created in 2 &#8211...

Go For A Stroll

Go For A Stroll

“Jump in a puddle today. Meander across town. Go for a stroll. Roll among the world. Pace off your frustrations. Tread,...

Cultivating Something New

Cultivating Something New

I was in Cincinnati talking about ABCD with the School District. They want to use principles of ABCD to help animate their Co...

We’re All Busy

We’re All Busy

We’re All Busy This past weekend there was a town hall meeting in our neighbourhood to talk about the challenges that m...

“Joe has created a small team of people who are moving from providing service to building community. His work has radical implications for social service and he has the results to show it. Joe’s work is done with great compassion and courage. He directs a group that is applying the asset based principles of John McKnight in new ways. The results he is achieving are significant; his group is directly bringing those on the margin into community...Joe is creating a model for care and inclusion that sets the standard for what is possible.”

Peter Block

Peter Block

Noted Cincinnati Author & Consultant

"Joe Erpenbeck is in my opinion one of the very best, if not the best community connector in North America."

John McKnight

John McKnight

Co-Director The Asset-Based Community Development Institute

"Community development is a big idea, and a thing I’ve enjoyed so much about Joe’s work is that his approachable manner allows everyone to participate and see how they could have a role. I’ve been part of this conversation with groups who have been together for a long time, having the same old conversations, and its been a gift to watch Joe lead - not push - them into the potential of new ideas in an appreciative way. Like many, I did not enter those conversations easily, and, like many, I came to really appreciate his genius (I use this work carefully) for this work."

Aaron Johannes

Aaron Johannes

www.imagineacircle.com