Friday, July 25, 2008

Making an Impact


A journey always begins with a step. Each step we take can bring us closer to the desired destination. As cultural architects, we can help people fulfill their dreams if we can help them take a next step. We can shape a culture by designing and encouraging next steps. By crafting the steps, it makes the journey not seem so huge as well as creates a “safe space” (known path).

We all need companions along the journey; it’s part of our creation. We are created for relationships. As social architects, leaders create social space that makes it safe. Safe social steps mean crafting the journey from public space to intimate space. We make the steps small enough to keep it safe; we move from public space (the large Sunday experience) to social space (groups of 15-30 people) where people intersect with others in a fun or learning environment to personal space (12-15 people) where people have developed an affinity with each other to intimate space (groups of 2-8) where mentoring, deep life-sharing, and coaching may take place.

So, here’s the question: What can you do to increase your cultural and social architectural impact? How are you creating the journey to help people take their next step?

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