Boundary crossers, community connectors, learning groups — what are the new forms of civic engagement surfacing to meet America’s changing lifestyles? In the world where diversity now reigns, how are people forging ties, building relationships and improvising on old leadership structures in order to be part of “the buzz”? Are these new operating styles having any impact on our politics, governments and traditional civic institutions? These are some of the questions that reporters Bill Bishop and Mark Lisheron explore in their latest installment (October 6) for the series, “The City of Ideas”, in the Austin American-Statesman. Read the article and give us your thoughts.
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