01 – What to expect on the Go Cultivate! podcast

In the first episode of Go Cultivate!, we discuss what it means for a city to be financially resilient, resource-conscious, and people-friendly. Then, we talk about 5 key groups of community leaders.

1:03 – Why Go Cultivate? And what's up with the name VERDUNITY?

5:00 – Revisiting the purpose of the podcast: "helping community leaders grow financially resilient, resource-conscious, and people-friendly cities.

5:51 – "Financially resilient"

7:00 – "Resource-conscious"

8:00 – "People-friendly"

11:40 – What is the status quo and what keeps the status quo in place?

16:32 – Community leaders: five broad groups

17:52 – Elected officials

22:21 – City administrators

23:50 – City technical staff

25:28 – Economic development

27:17 – Implementers!

27:50 – The importance of making citizens feel like their contribution is welcome – and what a city might look like when they don't

31:36 – Implementers as allies to official city leaders

35:21 – The connection between working on yourself, your neighborhood, and your community

(The music in this episode is by Custodian of Records)

https://gocultivate.org/podcast-episode-01