Welcome to our initiative called Providence & Beyond.  We started this conversation in 2005 and will be continuing into 2010.  Over the past 4 years we have showcased a number of thinkers, cafe conversations, and 'retrospective' gatherings to further your thinking, linking and doing about 'place making.'  We will be posting prior years topics on this site in early 2010. Currently, you can find more information on our past programs by going to:

• Blog
• Media section of our online Library

In 2010 we will continuing the conversation with a new redesign and focus!  If you would like to get involved please comment on our blog . 

March Cafe - The Practice of Change  has been postponed

But you can still participate in our call for papers:

Wanted: Your Change Case for our white paper

The content for the next Providence & Beyond learning cafe will come from real-world "change cases" in which P&B members participated. We need your suggestion or, better yet, submissions. The project or effort should have something to do with the local or regional economy. It could have succeeded or failed or done a little of both.

If you have a suggestion or submission, read this blog post and leave a comment that:

• Describes a change process or practice that moved people to embrace the next local or regional economy. What did you do to achieve the results?
• Describes a change process that didn't work. What were the aims? What did you do? What do you think contributed to disappointing results?
• Describes a current issue, problem or situation that inhibits change toward embracing a local or regional economy. What are the dynamics driving the resistance?