Die Weisheit der Vielen. Community Education in der Praxis

What possibilities are there to establish a culture of appreciation in society? What changes could we expect regarding sustainable effects and long-term commitment? How could more or less invisible yet important steps be documented appreciatively in community development and community education? The present article outlines three examples from practice in connection with bottom-up processes. They demonstrate that community development can give impetus to community education ("Nachhaltigkeitslehrgang" project), that community education can give impetus to community development ("Zukunfts-FAIR-ständnis" project) and that community education can be made possible and fostered by creating open spaces for development and access to infrastructure (OTELO model - open technology laboratory). Essential to a successful development process is the creation of a momentum by those involved in order to achieve results that "come from within" with regard to the (educational) needs of the local people.