Jens Bachem

The power of positive

Humans have succeeded, not because of competition and conflict, but because of collaboration and kindness. Rutger Bregman book "Human kind" is a great reminder of this, as are his ten rules to live by.

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem19 February 2024community, impact, booksComment

It's messy

It takes people to make change happen. People aligned with a shared sense of purpose. Since caveman times, that’s been about storytelling. What can economic development agencies and governments do to become better storytellers?

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem25 July 2023story, economic develop, community, a, allignment, strengthsComment

Learning to SOAR

How can organisations and communities take control of their own destiny? SOAR is a simple strategic planning framework for leaders to bootstrap a better story and chart a pathway to success.

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem12 June 2023strengths, strategy, appreciative inquiryComment

Open source cities

Social infrastructure has an extraordinary and unique effect on our personal and collective wellbeing but often requires government funding to build and maintain. How can we create an open source way for towns and cities to fund their own?

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem11 March 2023social capital, social infrastructure, third placesComment

From conference to community

Conferences and festivals are great social capital catalysts. They bring people together to share stories, create connections and, when done well, build relationships of trust. And then it’s all over and they send you home. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem26 February 2023conference, community, communities, social capital, techgc, ted, agency hackers, profoundComment

The Clubhouse Canvas

There are many ways to think about co-spaces. One framework is what I’ve loosely called the “Clubhouse Canvas”. This helps you break an offering down into the four C’s of concrete, commerce, community and culture.

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem22 February 2023coliving, coworking, cospace, audit, canvas, culture, community, commerce, concreteComment

Six interesting co-spaces building social capital

Here are six co-spaces doing interesting work building social capital. Each invests in some form of “culture as an amenity”, growing reciprocity and trust amongst members.

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem19 February 2023community, culture, coworking, coliving, cospace, aging, ageing, young people, innovation, economic develop, ecosystemComment

Concrete + culture

For a society to run effectively, networks of trust, shared values and reciprocity are key. How can these help build successful cities, corporations, co-spaces and conferences?

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem11 February 2023social capital, framework, coworking, community, rural development, economic developComment

The search for a new approach to placemaking

Reeks District has the potential to be up there with the likes of the Peak District and Lake District in the UK but to get there we need a new playbook. This is an exploration of what that might look like.

Community & CollaborationJens Bachem1 December 2020placemaking, reeks district, ireland, local developmentComment

Wild Atlantic Way to Work

The case for an ambitious inter-agency reboot campaign between Fáilte Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, Tourism Ireland, the IDA, local authorities and community groups to help fuel a post-COVID recovery.