Yes. I’m going to take what I have learned like Bob Corker - The Chattanooga Way Ron Littlefield- steal from other cities shamelessly Sally Robinson- Think BIG and don’t worry about the money And it was either you or Eleanor that said “engagement now, engagement tomorrow, engagement in the future I think it could maybe be helpful if there were 3 or 4 common questions for all of us to try and get responses to from the people we meet. Pat On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM Deconstruction Advisory Board < deconchatt@gmail.com> wrote:
I cannot attend Tuesday's meeting. The feedback I have gotten from those I invited to attend and others who attended once or twice is that they are not really clear on what we are doing. They were confused about the difference between the Study Group & the Dialogues. They appreciated learning about Venture's past but unclear of the path we are taking. Until we have resources, I think the best things we can do is ask questions of people we meet, listening, recording responses for future use & networking.
Thought on other Dialogues are Transportation - I believe that was a popular topic on the post-it night Public Safety - Police, Fire, EMT, Rescue, etc. - moving to the future I personally would like to hear about what they need to be successful as Chattanooga grows Waste - Reduce, Recycle ReUse and ReThink Education Technology Theater/Arts Aging in Place & food insecurities Cultural Vitality
Pat ------------------------------ *From:* Greg Laudeman, Ed.D. <greg@eduity.net> *Sent:* Monday, April 6, 2026 6:00 PM *To:* CVSG Study Group discussion <cvsg@list.chattanooga.digital> *Subject:* [Cvsg] CVSG Regular Meeting agenda for 3/7/26
Just to confirm and remind! The Chattanooga Venturing study group is meeting over lunch on Tuesday, April 7, at Adele’s, 400 East Main St.
Please RSVP online via https://luma.com/g3m0r4sj so we know how many to expect and arrive early if you want to order lunch.
Agenda:
1. Review Study Group purpose - Discussion about refocusing on community engagement and reorganizing as a network with: - Common purpose - Joint approach - Shared results 2. Roundtable discussion of learning objectives - What are your needs & opportunities for community engagement? 3. Preview of the Facilitator Bank revival - Capabilities to support community engagement 4. Discuss plans for Chattanooga Venturing Dialogues - Dialogue on housing supply with CNE planned for April 27th - Planning for dialogue on urban design & development with River City. Other topics? - Shift to livestream/podcast format with a limited live audience 5. Plan for online presence - Venturing.Chattanooga.Digital as the Study Group’s online home
Let me know of anything else to cover.
— Greg Laudeman, Ed.D. Executive Officer and Principal Eduity, LLC www.eduity.net greg@eduity.net 706-271-5521