Joe Erpenbeck

ABCD Institute Faculty Member

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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...

What Do You Prefer?

What Do You Prefer?

There was an article in the NY Times written by a pilot asking the question, do people prefer takeoffs or landings? In an adm...

What Should We Create?

What Should We Create?

What should we create? Several groups have been thinking about what their agencies can do to help insure safety for people th...

Take Care

Take Care

Make connections and taking care of others at the Hampton Inn. When checking in recently at a hotel, the staff mentioned they...

“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