Stepping forward is a book that is long overdue! It is both thought-provoking and inspirational. Instead of focusing on what divides us, author Richard C. Harwood encourages us to focus on what brings us together; to focus more on "community" and less on echo chambers. This book is peppered with research data, thoughtful analysis and realistic optimism.

I was interested in reading this book because I am a Community Facilitator and every day it's all about cohesion and getting different stakeholders on board to push for and realize an objective.
This book shares insights from both the author's experiences working in and with communities and research from other works.
I jotted down 4 key questions that he shares in this book that I found to be insightful and practical. I also did this because they are what I'd love to use to keep me purpose driven:
1. What kind of community do you want to live in?
2. Why is this important to you?
3. How is that different from how you see things now?
4. What are some of the things that need to happen to create that kind of change?

I'd recommend this book as a must-read for anyone who is working with communities, because there's always more than one view that you could use to work together with people and this book explores principles that you could apply to both your work and outlook on your work.

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC.