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Advice for Working with Community

  • “Listen to everyone! The community is made up of so many diverse people and everyone has something unique to share.”
  • “Be patient. Although your project is #1 priority to you, the organization has 20 other urgent topics they are working on.”
  • “Be mindful of layers and multiplicity of experience that happens within a community – don’t overgeneralize.”
  • “Try your best to take off the Harvard cap and jacket!! And be human. Helps a lot!”
  • “Building trust takes time – which means your project might move slower than you expect. Don’t rush it – better to involve the right people than missing them in order to get the work done.”
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