Our Philosophy

Our philosophy draws from the strengths based ideas found in Asset Based Community Development(ABCD), appreciative inquiry, the important role played by stories and narratives in community building, and collaborative approaches to planning and action.

ABCD has played a crucial role in the way our community building work has developed and our toolkit (link) illustrates one way in which we have tried to shape our ABCD perspective to an Australian landscape and social context. Go to our useful links page to find out more about ABCD, appreciative inquiry and a range of other ideas that influence our work.