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== Mentions ==
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Joint learning, including communities of practice, develops a shared repetoire of methods, tools, techniques, language, stories and procedures by building a sense of trust and comfort in asking questions, attain higher profiles, link communities and transfer base knowledge.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 1 - Reaching for Resilience]]: Social health is a [[determinent | !Indicator | Indicators | measuring | metrics | indicator | indicators | Measured | trends | baseline | status | profile]] of a healthy economy. Healthy communities create stability, create networks of trust, foster learning and networking, and are critical for innovation. They attract [[skilled workers]], who are critical to competitiveness. They are therefore recognised as the "engines of nations," and it is important to develop [[quality of life]] factors and provide social infrastructure. This includes addressing issues such as racial tension, poverty, employment and housing issues, social exclusion. drug abuse and domestic violence.
* From [[MW150102 - Editorial - The End of the Beginning.pdf]]: In [[Date::February 2004]] [[Prime Minister Martin | Martin]] [[validated | !Indicator]] the language of [[social economy | Social economy | Social economies | social economic | socio-economic]] in a Throne Speech.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 2 - Organizing for complexity]]: A statement of objectives is required. In support of this, the [[Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development | OECD]]'s publication [[Society at a Glance: OECD Social Indicators]] organizes trends such as asylum seekers, suicides, divorce, employment, incarceration, gender wage gaps in four categories: human health, enhanced self-sufficiency, greater social inclusion, and greater equity of outcome - which correspond to the clusters of sustenance, adaptation, engagement and opportunity.
* From [[Shared Space Chapter 2 - Organizing for complexity]]: They start by understanding their profile to identify affected members, including groups and areas. Next they develop logistics for participation suitable to members - often community centres or libraries are used, and meals provided. Advisory groups are also sometimes created.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: The first [[Quality of Life Indicators]] report in [[Date::1999]] provided a baseline for population, community, affordability, housing, workforce, health, community safety and participation; in [[Date::2005]] charts changes and expands scope. This provides a sense of the current status and changing profile, and a base for exploring data. [[The data provided a contradictory picture]], reflecting a need to revise the knowledge base and monitoring progress.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 4 - Supporting Sustenance]]: Monitoring progress around quality of life is growing, with many indicator initiatives, including the UK's [[15 Headline Sustainability Indicators]] and [[Sustainable Seattle]]. BC's Quality of Life CHALLENGE provides information to the community through indicators, where possible consistent with the [[Quality of Life Monitoring System]] developed by the [[Federation of Canadian Municipalities]]. This enables comparing progress.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: The [[Community Foundations of Canada]] launched a civic indicator on the [[Toronto Community Foundation]]'s [[Vital Signs]] project, which measures and grades vitality in common areas and those unique to communities. Funded by the [[J.W. McConnell Family Foundation]], community foundations in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Waterloo region will use this instrument.
* From [[Shared Space - Chapter 3 - Working in the Shared Space]]: Systems and processes are being created to help communities with their know-what requirements. [[Opportunities 2000]], [[Action for Neighborhood Change]]'s [[Neighborhood Vitality Index]], the [[United Way of Canada]]'s work with the [[Centre of Governance at the University of Ottawa]] and the [[City of Ottawa]] projects that include the [[Neighbourhood Vitality Index]] develop statistics, profiles, baselines, comparisons, frameworks, indicators and other contributions to understanding groups and progress.

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