GRASSROOTS GREENING: PLANTING GROWS COMMUNITY
"The One Small Thing" method for Creative Edge Organization involves finding "one small thing" that people find easy to do as a first step in generating the involvement and empowerment that builds community in nieghborhoods and creativity in organizations. A "traffic calming" initiative in San Francisco leads to a green, walkable neighborhood, and, suddenly, there is a community where neighbors, schools, merchants all come together.