I’ve had to reconcile my foundational belief in markets with my experiences working with cities. This has been a painful process.
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I’ve had to reconcile my foundational belief in markets with my experiences working with cities. This has been a painful process.
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In this episode of our podcast It’s the Little Things, Jacob chats with Jordan Katcher—Community Development Specialist for the State of Utah, focusing on rural communities—about how government employees can break down silos in rural communities, including how to choose who to get involved in the process, how to understand the needs of rural communities, and most important, how breaking down silos can make rural communities stronger.
If you have an approach with a 50% chance of success or failure, would you rather it be tried out at the state level with everyone succeeding or failing at the same time? Or, would you rather it be tried out at the neighborhood level, where failures are small and contained?
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In urban America, the federal government is often a helping hand. A difference maker. In rural America, they are the kingmaker, the largest fish in a very small pond.
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A continued look at a Nassim Nicholas Taleb speech titled Small is Beautiful, but also Less Fragile.
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