Comments on: Podcast: The Saint of Street Racing? http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/ Social media, active citizens, podcasting, neighbourhoods and more. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:05:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Podnosh Blog » Archive » Routes and barriers to citizen governance - a Joseph Rowntree Report from Birmingham and Wolverhampton http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/#comment-68150 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:23:05 +0000 http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2008/01/30/landorstreetracing/#comment-68150 [...]  In addition to technical competences, softer ‘people and communication skills’, particularly the art of listening, were considered most important. These skills were needed to motivate others, resolve conflict and bring together disparate groups. Recently I’ve been reporting for the Grassroots Channel on the Neighbourhood Performance Reward Grant (the following links are to related video and podcast audio from Sparkbrook, Kingstanding, Washwood Heath and Bordesley Green). The NPRG is an experiment which provides resident groups with £10,000 to solve (or make reasonable agreed progress on) a local problem which has not responded consistently or well to government (local,national etc) efforts. Meet agreed targets and a further £15,000 is available to achieve more. Now clearly I’d love to hear your thoughts on this in principal, but what interests me is what effect it might have on leadership and residnets getting involved in local governance. [...] [...]  In addition to technical competences, softer ‘people and communication skills’, particularly the art of listening, were considered most important. These skills were needed to motivate others, resolve conflict and bring together disparate groups. Recently I’ve been reporting for the Grassroots Channel on the Neighbourhood Performance Reward Grant (the following links are to related video and podcast audio from Sparkbrook, Kingstanding, Washwood Heath and Bordesley Green). The NPRG is an experiment which provides resident groups with £10,000 to solve (or make reasonable agreed progress on) a local problem which has not responded consistently or well to government (local,national etc) efforts. Meet agreed targets and a further £15,000 is available to achieve more. Now clearly I’d love to hear your thoughts on this in principal, but what interests me is what effect it might have on leadership and residnets getting involved in local governance. [...]

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