Consensus Organizing, Ch. 3

Strategi

c principle 1:

Solutions to local problems should come from affected communities.

Strategic principle 2:

Pragmatic leadership is present in communities, though not always

recognized.

Strategic principle 3:

Building relationships and strateg

ically positioning leaders to make a

program

work requires time, care, and finesse.

Strategic principle 4:

Self

-

interest can be harnessed

.

Strategic principle 5:

If a project achieves its short

-

term goals without positioning the

participant

s to

make even greater gains in the future, then an

opportunity has been missed.

Summary:

Overall, what did you learn about the strategic principles from this

case study? What

questions do you still have about the strategic

principles? How difficul

t or easy would it be to

implement these

principles?

Strategic principle 1: Solutions to local problems should come from affected communities.

Strategic principle 2: Pragmatic leadership is present in communities, though not always

recognized.

Strategic principle 3: Building relationships and strategically positioning leaders to make a program

work requires time, care, and finesse.

Strategic principle 4: Self-interest can be harnessed.

Strategic principle 5: If a project achieves its short-term goals without positioning the participants to

make even greater gains in the future, then an opportunity has been missed.

Summary: Overall, what did you learn about the strategic principles from this case study? What

questions do you still have about the strategic principles? How difficult or easy would it be to

implement these principles?