Together, you can design your dream community
Our action-oriented community building framework has been designed for driven local people just like you, empowering you to launch creative experiences and ideas that actively engage and strengthen your community.
BECOME AN EMPOWERED COMMUNITY LEADERSOME OF OUR PREVIOUS PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED:
PERFECT FOR SMALL TOWNS TO BIG CITIES
Turn your Neighborhood into a Community.
My proven 6-step framework is ideal for all creative placemakers, city planners, and nonprofit leaders looking for creative ways to design a thriving community.
- Save time designing meaningful experiences for your neighbors that increase connection
- Enable your community to be actively engaged in collaborating and shaping your shared future together
- Increase membership, engagement, and participation in your organization
- Attract creative talent to your region
- Increase creative economic development in your town
- Unlock practical and experiential facilitation techniques and activities to level-up your community building approaches
- Connect with creative community builders from other towns who you've been searching for
We've built and tested the framework.
All you have to do is apply it to your town!
"As a local city councilwoman, the bureaucracy can sometimes feel overwhelming and change can feel stale. Spud does an amazing job of showing how personal approaches can lead to influential change." -- Deanna Behring, Director of Ag Sciences Global at Penn State
BECOME AN EMPOWERED COMMUNITY LEADERSpud is what would happen if you took the imagination and creativity of a second grader and paired it with the wisdom of a 90-year-old professor. It is a gift to meet someone with this level of creativity and skill to effectively bring these dreams to life.
Dustin Liu, United Nations, U.S. Youth Observer
INTRODUCING THE COURSE
How to Design Creative Communities Course
Take the Guesswork out of Designing Engaging Experiences for Your Town!
This course consists of 6 modules that will guide you through how to creatively impact your community. You'll get access to:
- Dozens of video lessons on assessing community needs and developing innovative solutions
- Tangible activities and weekly challenges to practically apply your learning
- An 80-page Field Guide full of prompts and guidance that is designed to be taken into the streets
- An online peer-learning community to grow your network and find accountability
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU
Hi, I'm Spud 👋
Since 2010, I have consulted with dozens of towns around the country, federal government agencies, school districts, Fortune 100’s, universities, and nonprofits.
I've trained over 10,000 emerging leaders in creative community building and applied the framework to countless organizations.
Beyond my consulting work, I’ve raised more than $1 million in investment capital for community-driven social enterprises. The process works and I promise you’ll be in good hands.
Here's What Others Are Saying...
"When it comes to making learning and classrooms fun, 70% of what I do has a Spud influence to it."
Josh Nadzam – Nonprofit Leader and Professor at the University of Kentucky
"It is magical to watch Spud bring college student to life. He is the relationship that keeps on giving.
Arshiya Kherani – Social Entrepreneur & Collaborator on College Student Retreats
"This course allowed me to dream big while discovering tangible steps for how to get there."
Adam Lahlou – Past Student of the Program Embedded in a Study Abroad Course
HOW IS THE COURSE STRUCTURED?
Introducing The CANVAS Framework
The CANVAS Framework consists of 6 steps to help you cultivate community in the places you live, work, learn, and play. Discover practical techniques that are grounded in research and proven through practice. This course is action-oriented and gets you building community – not just studying it – from day one!
MODULE 1
Chart Your Path
Determine what success would look like, how your unique style will influence the idea, and how to move past fears preventing you from getting started.
MODULE 2
Ask Probing Questions
Get a pulse on what your community needs by getting face-to-face, testing your assumptions, and learning how to ask curious questions.
MODULE 3
Name Early Adopters
Identify those who are most eager to rally behind your idea and build momentum by asking for deeper engagement over time and incrementally.
MODULE 4
Visualize a Prototype
Develop moments of wonder, which are small experiments to tangibly test your idea and learn what works. Think small, cheap, and fast to test the boundaries of what's possible.
MODULE 5
Articulate Your Story
Design a clear and compelling narrative for your project that stands out and is easily shareable, while leveraging various media forms.
MODULE 6
Sustain Efforts with Partners
Find partnerships that satisfy a mutual need and learn how to lean on your network's trust as a critical currency of partnership-building.
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How to Design Creative Communities Course
Individual Access
$395
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