Week 9

Last night, I transcribed interviews for a book about public service, and so many of these themes were expressed by other Stanford students. The ones that especially stand out are Humility, Respect for Diversity, Communication, and Commitment. It will be important to strive to help people with an open mind, and to make an effort to understand their background and experiences. think we have laid a strong foundation for that in our class, as we have discussed many important issues so that we understand differing viewpoints. This leads to communication, which is strong in our group. We are comfortable around each other and that will help us achieve our goals and serve the community more effectively. Finally, Commitment was an important theme in the interviews. Some of the projects took years to implement. But more importantly, once we enter a community, we create expectations. We need to fulfill those expectations and not try to overreach so that we maintain credibility.