Essays about: "Paul Horton"

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  1. 1. The critical role of social capital in strategic sustainable development

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Niklas Bruce; Elaine Daly; Paul Horton; [2013]
    Keywords : social capital; trust; complex systems; Art of Hosting; adaptive capacity; strategic sustainable development; complex societal challenges;

    Abstract : The primary intent of this thesis was to determine if and how the practice of Art of Hosting, a dialogue–based, participatory process architecture, could foster social capital in communities and other large, complex social systems working to address a variety of complex challenges, in order to draw conclusions that could contribute, in a meaningful way, to the advancement of strategic sustainable development (SSD). We hoped to gain useful insights by examining and interpreting the results from two case study systems existing within very different social contexts and with very different organizational structures: Columbus, Ohio and the European Commission. READ MORE