From Conversation to Collaboration

Jane Maddox in her update on The World We Want writes,

The virtual and online networks have great capacity for conversation, but the sense of community in which action can be taken is more elusive.

That about sums it up. Within the world of The Philanthropic Initiative, it is about more than talk because the clients are generally large foundations or wealthy families. The budget, connections, board memberships, etc. are already in place, or within reach. The question is how best to leverage them for maximum effect. Online, among ordinary citizens, the resources are not so apparent.  To go from talk to action by the many may require leadership and resources from the few. Convening that conversation from book to blog could be an interesting experiment in sociology.