Colleagues from the ABCD Institute at DePaul University,
www.abcdinstitute.org, are initiating a "Community of Practice" (CoP) for local development practitioners who are interested in, and attempting to apply, an asset-based approach in their work. The invitation is also extended to anyone in Chicago, regardless of level of familiarity with the ABCD Institute, who understand development as being driven by, and produced by local residents. We anticipate this CoP will evolve through peer-to-peer relationships where people share their experiences with one another and seek in-depth reflection and input about improving the effectiveness of their work. We welcome everyone to attend so we can deepen our understandings of each other and ABCD work taking place in the Chicago region.