Work Plan for Future Generations

This is an interesting idea from Bill McKibben’s book, Deep Economy.


“It’s that emphasis on community, on people working together, that really counts.

‘Change doesn’t happen because of how we invest our money,’ says Daniel Taylor [from the non-profit Future Generations]. ‘Change happens because of how we invest our human energy. Everyone’s got a margin of discretionary energy – ten percent, twenty percent – that isn’t used up making their way in the world. That’s the energy available for social change.’

The key document in any development program, then, is not a budget, but … a work plan, which details the next project the community has decided on and describes the steps necessary to make it happen.

It barely matters where people begin, and in a certain sense it doesn’t matter what they accomplish at any given time. What’s crucial is the process, the momentum.”

If Bill is right, perhaps the crucial question we should be asking ourselves is – What is the next project we want to work on in each of our communities?

I really like this idea of "Ok, what's next? and how do we get started?"