Sitemap - 2024 - Connective Tissue

Joy to the (Civic) World

He gave and gave and gave — and asked for nothing in return

How libraries can become hubs for civic life and social connection

The Civic Homecoming

Love's braided dance

🧶🌆 Knitting society back together: A policy framework for civic renewal

Building societal structures to hold the messiness of our relationships

From the “Great Connector” to the “Great Sorter”

Good things come in twos

Introducing the Connective Tissue Policy Framework

How a self-governing summer program in Alabama helps teens realize their power

Left alone

Kids these days

Building an "accelerator" for community groups and social clubs

Cutting off your family? Grief culture? Buying back the block?

Why every town should host an activities fair

Lockdown nostalgia? Becoming better men? Mapping social trust?

Loving our places in and through their beauty and brokenness

A Surgeon General’s warning? A Trust for Civic Life? Peak Loneliness?

Make it weird

Taking a trip

A Summer Starter Pack: Connection and community in summertime

Spiritual formation, moral knowledge, and the common good of our communities

With a little help from [our] friends

How unpredictable work strains family and community life

Reconnecting with our own creatureliness and wildness

What my time as a Green Beret taught me about community building in the U.S.

The Tissue Review - Q1 2024: Reconnecting with our favorite curated lists so far this year

Cultivating our civic imagination — and putting it into practice

The great unplugging?

Why startups will not “solve” loneliness

Can schools cultivate moral values and relational skills?

Putting the principles of belonging, reciprocity, and care into practice

Celebrate good times?

How our emphasis on measurement shapes civil society and weakens social trust

Beyond loneliness

Why every town should offer a welcome kit

Why do we play?

Caring for place, land, and community amid changing landscapes

A wintry mix

How to think structurally about connection within communities

Getting spiritual