Innovating Communities with Mark Dancer

Vision 2026: A community-centered approach to leading change

Innovation will shape our future, driven by people and accelerated by technology–with human flourishing as the ultimate goal.

Feb 2 • Mark Dancer

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November 2025

Making skilled work generative

Let’s respond to the digital revolution with a return to community-scaled innovation that is rooted in skilled labor, aided by technology, and dedicated…

Nov 21, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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October 2025

Revitalizing communities

With food at the center, can we reignite the human connections that are missing–and so desperately needed–in our digital age?

Oct 20, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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What comes after social media?

Technology has evolved from social networks to social media, flattening our humanity and causing harm. To do better, it must foster the connections that…

Oct 3, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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September 2025

The business of eating locally

Community-centered agriculture is not enough; we need a similarly focused distribution network, one that solves problems, helps us adapt, fosters…

Sep 16, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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August 2025

Cultivating connections

Let’s build stronger, more innovative and connected communities from the ground up.

Aug 25, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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Food for thought—and innovation

Can we use the shared experience of eating as a way to counter the downside of digital and make our communities thrive?

Aug 4, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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July 2025

Stronger together

Let’s combine the power of industry with the strength of our local communities to create a flourishing society for the digital age.

Jul 21, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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A future worth celebrating

As we continue exploring ways to innovate our communities, let’s loop in the business world—particularly wholesaler-distributors—to lead with purpose…

Jul 4, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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June 2025

Finding inspiration for the future of communities

Let’s look to the past, and to noted visionaries, for ways to innovate–simply–in a digital world

Jun 10, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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May 2025

An endless pursuit of innovation

I continue to research the power of communities to keep us grounded in the digital age–this time as I travel through Rome and Croatia seeking ideas…

May 27, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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Building real relationships in a digital world

Can distributors better serve their communities by emphasizing trust over transactions?

May 13, 2025 • Mark Dancer

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