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Connecting for Common Good: Peter Block presents to OODN this Friday, October 3rd, at noon EDT

Ohio ODNetwork is pleased to present Peter Block of Designed Learning and A Small Group, who will be presenting on Connecting for Common Good on Friday,October 3, at noon EDT. We hope you can join us.

Register at this link. Cost is $10 for non-members. Free for members.

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A Small Group Learning Intensive with Peter Block - Sept. 6 Join us at the A Small Group Intensive with Peter Block to explore the social architecture of creating community, connection, and change.

May this inspire and comfort you.

"On a quiet street in rural Grenada, 74-year-old Julie noticed things people struggled to talk about. A teenager reusing napkins as tissues. A single mom scrubbing crayon marks off thrift-store jeans. A homeless man eyeing the dumpster behind the pharmacy.

One icy morning, Julie dug out her late father’s old toolbox, a dented red cabinet filled with nails, sandpaper, and a note “Use this to help folks.” She polished it, painted flowers on the sides, and nailed it to her fence with a sign “TAKE WHAT YOU NEED. LEAVE WHAT YOU CAN.” Inside, she placed toilet paper, a hairbrush, and a handwritten list “New? Try the pink soap. Shyness is normal. You belong here.”

The cabinet stayed full. Julie worried she’d misjudged. Then, one dusk, she spotted a girl in a frayed coat slipping out a toothbrush. Days later, a man left a pack of razors and a note “For the next guy. You’ve got this.”

The cabinet became a quiet revolution. A college student took a granola bar during finals, left a stress ball. Someone donated her wedding veil “For someone happier.”

Then came the heatwave. Julie, battling asthma, collapsed restocking soap. At the hospital, doctors warned “Rest, or your lungs will quit.”

The next morning, the cabinet had a new lock and a crowd. The nurse created a “sick day” drawer with throat lozenges. A carpenter built a rainproof awning. When Julie returned, she found a letter tucked inside “You taught us small things matter. Now rest. We’ve got the big stuff.”

Today, 37 cabinets bloom across the county, each unique, a purple one in a city, a tree-trunk box in Oregon. Julie’s original holds a new note, scribbled “This isn’t about stuff. It’s about saying, ‘I see you.’”

A trucker recently took a travel mug. Months later, a postcard arrived, a photo of the mug in Alaska, beside a sticky note “Still warm. Passing it on.”

Julie smiles. “The world’s heavy,” she says. “But kindness fits in small spaces. You just gotta crack the door.”
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Sign up for all five sessions for a bundle discount ($199). Final Day for Discount! (full price $300)

Date: July 8, 2025 – August 5, 2025

Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location: Online (Zoom Links Available Upon Registration)

Hosted by: Peter Block

A Masterclass with Peter Block and Friends

In a time of fragmentation, polarization, and deep institutional mistrust, our work in community is more urgent than ever. This masterclass invites you to dive deeper into where and how the protocols of connection and engagement can make a difference. It is in our hands to create an alternative world — one rooted in relationship, agency, and the radical possibility of the common good.

Led by renowned author and community builder Peter Block, and joined by visionary co-hosts from across disciplines, this five-session series explores how we can reframe the way we engage with our communities, workplaces, and institutions — shifting from control to trust, from doing for to building with. The class is based on his most recent book, “Activating the Common Good.”

Each session is an invitation to pause, reflect, and step into a new story about what’s possible with the impact we make on all we care about.

Refund Policy & Session Recordings

Please note that we are unable to offer refunds for the Connecting for the Common Good Masterclass. However, all group sessions (excluding breakout rooms) will be recorded and shared with everyone who has registered. So if you’re unable to attend live, you’ll still have access to the main content.

Connecting for the Common Good: A Masterclass with Peter Block and Fri Sign up for all five sessions for a bundle discount ($199) Date: July 8, 2025 – August 5, 2025 Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Online (Zoom Links Available Upon Registration) Hosted by: Peter Block A Masterclass with Peter Block and Friends In a time of fragmentation, polarization, and dee...

A final reminder, we are hosting our ASG Intensive with Peter Block this Saturday, June 28. We have room for more.

We are hosting in a new location, the Cincinnati Public Radio building on Dana Avenue near I-71.

For more information and to register, go here:

A Small Group Learning Intensive with Peter Block - June 28 Join us at the A Small Group Intensive with Peter Block to explore the social architecture of creating community, connection, and change.

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June 28 is our next A Small Group Intensive with Peter Block. Join us at the new Cincinnati Public Radio offices on Dana Ave.

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A Small Group Learning Intensive with Peter Block - June 28 Join us at the A Small Group Intensive with Peter Block to explore the social architecture of creating community, connection, and change.