invited vs invented

intro’d to Jaco via Moses.. Moses was explaining the invented vs invited thinking.. adding this page after reading Peter‘s community and writing to belong rev (both talking – inviting to participate/engage et al) – invented: be the originator of

invited vs invented spaces

invited –

spaces govt and ngo’s create – this is where participation is mainly – so when citizens speak – it’s coming to a space that’s already been formalized.. so – come in tell us what you want and we’ll see what we can do for you..

we control

still not seeing entire

invented –

spaces citizens create themselves.. social life that is already in societies..

organic/explosive… harder to understand… more vibrant.. not perfect in any way – but a better indication of what’s happening on the ground..

need more of this…

resonates with Iwan Baan‘s research..

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the problem behind the problem

at the core it’s about citizens not be able to create

we don’t want to participate – we want to create..

everyone is trying to *fix more participation.. but afraid of **letting go for people to actually create

*rowson mechanical problem

**let go

most importantly – how can we do it w/o anyone else.. and what do we see as the problems.. rather than others coming in and saying what the priorities/problems are..

work – as solving other people’s problems