Using shared spaces: turning choices into a process
Most people want using shared spaces to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Rules for parcel collection: how to tell you are doing it right
If you only read one paragraph, read this: rules for parcel collection depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Coordinating a lift retrofit: turning choices into a process
If you only read one paragraph, read this: coordinating a lift retrofit depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Limits of neighbourly help: five common misreadings
If you have already tried limits of neighbourly help and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Preventing objects thrown from height: the long game versus the quick fix
If you have already tried preventing objects thrown from height and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
Effects of subdivided flats: turning choices into a process
There is plenty written about effects of subdivided flats and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the…
Joining community events: for people with no spare time
Put joining community events back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Looking out for an older neighbour: costing it honestly
There is plenty written about looking out for an older neighbour and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by…
When a dispute escalates: for people with no spare time
There is plenty written about when a dispute escalates and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done at the kitchen…
Managing a rented-out unit: how to start and how to keep it
Most people want managing a rented-out unit to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Mapping local resources: how to tell you are doing it right
Put mapping local resources back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months…
Volunteering locally: turning choices into a process
Put volunteering locally back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good months will…
Settling into a long-term home: when a professional should step in
Anyone who has spent time on settling into a long-term home has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Approaching a noise problem: for people with no spare time
If you have already tried approaching a noise problem and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What to do about clutter in shared halls: when a professional should step in
Advice on what to do about clutter in shared halls tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs…
Telling neighbours about renovation: how to tell you are doing it right
Separate two things in telling neighbours about renovation: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the…
Solving a pet nuisance: the version that fits a real home
Most people want solving a pet nuisance to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Where parking disputes end: from messy to orderly
Let us set the limits of where parking disputes end first: it reliably improves fewer household arguments, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Channels for talking to management: how to start and how to keep it
There is plenty written about channels for talking to management and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done in…
What a residents' committee does: the wrong order wears you out
There is plenty written about what a residents' committee does and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the…