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Dakota Dreams used Appreciative Inquiry to identify opportunities and address the serious poverty and economic depression in northwestern North Dakota and create a comprehensive plan for change.

Victoria, British Columbia’s prioritized participation in its comprehensive plan update, engaging more than 6,000 citizens through a variety of creative events and techniques.

Capture Wales is a BBC award-winning digital storytelling project that ran from 2001 – 2008, collecting more than 600 videos for publication online.

The Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids project educates students on the relationship between the” health” of a neighborhood and personal well-being and engages youth in community planning and revitalization projects.

As Durango’s population continues to grow, residents wanted to preserve their city’s heart and soul. The comprehensive plan update process looked to protect quality of life for the community and to engage many citizens using a wide variety of tools.

Citizens, elected officials and government employees came together for an Appreciative Inquiry process in a region devastated by wildfires and facing extreme population growth.

When it came time for Austin, Texas to update its comprehensive plan, they chose to engage their community and use citizen-generated input to get a diverse cross-section of opinions on their community's strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities.

With the goal of giving all Americans the chance to share their stories, StoryCorps travels the country inviting people into a traveling recording studio in pairs to record a conversation. Interviews are archived to capture a snapshot of history.

The people of Standish, Maine recognize that their community is "… a treasure of open spaces and natural beauty," which is why the town created a unique comprehensive plan to steer growth and change while maintaining rural character.

Created in 1999, Burlington's Legacy Project outlines a comprehensive plan to guide change for the economic, environmental and social health of Burlington so it can sustain the community character that residents cherish.