"It hasn't been common practice. However, it makes perfect sense that the central starting point for planning improvement in any community should be the people within it. These people - the ones who live, work, go to school or otherwise spend major time there - are the prime line to the community's pulse. Because they are there, they know what's actually going on and can provide the small details and insights into major issues, salient needs and promising assets. If they are asked to do so!

"Part of a team member's or stakeholders responsibility is to keep his or her organization informed."

"It hasn't been common practice. However, it makes perfect sense that the central starting point for planning improvement in any community should be the people within it. These people - the ones who live, work, go to school or otherwise spend major time there - are the prime line to the community's pulse. Because they are there, they know what's actually going on and can provide the small details and insights into major issues, salient needs and promising assets. If they are asked to do so!

"Part of a team member's or stakeholders responsibility is to keep his or her organization informed."