THE FOURTH SPHERE – A SYSTEMS APPROACH

Building an all-in culture requires the careful coordination of focused community resources, thoughtful policymaking and committed steward leadership. We must understand that each of these requires the collaboration of a symphony for maximum efficiency and impact. There are no solo artists in an all-in culture and every member of the community is valued.

The Four Sphere Framework is a model developed to illustrate an all-in, systems approach to community business. It shows us that economic development, human development and infrastructure development are interdependent – each affects the others. If we approach our community’s challenges without addressing all three of these areas simultaneously our efforts are myopic at best and results treat only the symptoms rather than the root problem. Treating only symptoms means the problem is never really addressed or corrected. Instead, we must address the system holistically – from the fourth sphere.