Each community is composed of various clans.
They might be people connected by blood (why I always say "don't talk badly of anyone in your town, because you might unknowingly be talking to their cousin.") They might be unrelated people combined into a special-interest group. They might be allied by their mutual disdain for a certain institution, person, or project.
Clans might be permanent, they might be temporary. Some are obvious, some are clandestine. All are joined by some need:
- need for alliance to accomplish a task or rally to a cause
- need for companionship
- need for opportunity to exert leadership or just to be heard
- opportunity to socialize
- loyalty to family
Understanding all of these connections are very important, you want to see progress. (Hint: you probably understand them less than you do.)
They might be people connected by blood (why I always say "don't talk badly of anyone in your town, because you might unknowingly be talking to their cousin.") They might be unrelated people combined into a special-interest group. They might be allied by their mutual disdain for a certain institution, person, or project.
Clans might be permanent, they might be temporary. Some are obvious, some are clandestine. All are joined by some need:
- need for alliance to accomplish a task or rally to a cause
- need for companionship
- need for opportunity to exert leadership or just to be heard
- opportunity to socialize
- loyalty to family
Understanding all of these connections are very important, you want to see progress. (Hint: you probably understand them less than you do.)
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