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Critical Thinking for Sustainable Community Decision-Making A Community Leadership Tool

Communities are shaped by decisions made over decades. Though some of these choices are made with full knowledge of possible consequences, those made with insufficient thought and information can leave communities with unfortunate and unanticipated outcomes—some felt immediately, some delayed many years. This tool supports better informed decisions. Community leaders faced with an important decision can use it to discover many aspects of a proposed action that might otherwise be missed. It will help them think about aspects that are often left out of decision making (for instance those that influence quality-of-life) in addition to the financial and technical information normally considered in community decisions. This tool might be used to identify the best of several alternative actions. It can be used to decide for or against a proposed action. Or, discussions that take place during its use might lead to creative changes to a proposed action that make it more compatible with the community, its economy, and the environment. This tool is effective only when everyone potentially affected by, and knowledgeable about, the proposed action participates in its use. It is not particularly useful when only like-minded people are involved. Therefore, participants must include people from different political points of view. For example, those for and those against; or those who want A, B and C alternatives. Also, people with differing technical backgrounds must be involved. For example, if the decision relates to the sewer system, then people who understand the water system, soils, and alternative treatment systems must be involved.

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