Friday, April 8, 2016

11 Signs a City Will Succeed...#9...

James Fallows recently wrote a fascinating article in The Atlantic based on research conducted by he and his wife.  The article lays out 11 key factors that seem to point to the success of a city.

Read the entire article here.

This set of posts offers musings on each of the 11 signs.

#9..."They make themselves open"...

Love this one!  Honesty, integrity and forthrightness are the way to go.  Period!

Unfortunately, today, openness seems to be the exception rather than the norm.  This then brings us again back to changing society through telling an alternative story.  Unfortunately, in many cases, leading out with proactive openness is an alternative story.  And yet, the implication is that change can find it's birth through the seemingly simple act of openness.

Openness is a choice.  Openness is something we make ourselves.

Not an accident, but a conscientious choice.  Why not, as individuals and societies, make the choice?

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