We Are What We Affect - Community Engagement Podcast (29)

How we respond to developments is often predicated by how we were heard.  Children learn early and instinctively that if they express an emotion that gets a quick and positive response for their caregivers then they are appreciated.  Tone deaf parents often leave a legacy of children feeling frustrated and victimized.  Citizens experience similar emotions.  A community engagement exercise that doesn't actually listen and respond to what is being expressed is a recipe for ultimate failure.  Proper listening, however, might lead to a new and dynamic future.Just click on the audio button below to listen to the five-minute podcast.[audio http://blackfire.ca//twilt.ca//twilt/Pearson/community%20engagement/Section%203%20-%20We%20Are%20What%20We%20Affect%20(7).mp3]