Let's Connect and Shape Things Together.

A New Chapter for Dakota Resources

As only the second President of Dakota Resources, Joe combines his passion for rural economic and community development with his deep experience in community building, systems thinking, group processes, leadership and innovation. He served as Vice President of Community Innovation at Dakota Resources for three years before being selected to lead the organization in April, 2018.

​Joe’s visionary style, honesty and diversified skillset allow him to bring out the best in the people around him and to continually evolve, learn and grow alongside them. He is excited about the direction rural is taking and is ready to help Dakota Resources blaze new trails for a better, more impactful future.

We Are Rural Shapers
Check out Joe's keynote at RuralX 2018.

Enriching communities. Empowering people.
Dakota Resources is connecting capacity and capital to empower rural communities.

Visit dakotaresources.org.​

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Book Joe for Your Event

Joe offers keynotes and workshops on dozens of topics related to

• Rural community building
• Leadership in communities, non-profits and companies
• Evolutionary organizational structures
• Community engagement
• Shaping communities and organizations
• ​Team culture
• ​Tiny Goals and Habits
  
• Design and systems thinking
• Strategic doing (planning)

Book Joe

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Looking for Weaver?

My friend and mentor Dr. Jim Beddow and I ran a process co-design shop called Weaver for 6 years. We loved helping community and non-profit leaders facilitate dialogue and change that mattered in thier world.

We retired Weaver at the end of 2017 to both pursue our work in different ways--I decided to focus my energy on Dakota Resources' mission. 

If you're curious, you can check out our old site and see what we were up to.

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design:South Dakota

About 10 years ago, some friends and I started a community co-design project in Corsica, South Dakota. We convinced a team of architects, town planners, economic developers, community organizers and other design professionals to spend 3 days in a small rural town helping that community name and illustrate visions for it’s future.

See where it’s gone from there at designsd.org.

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Books featuring Joe’s work

COMING SOON! I Choose to Be Unstoppable by Niranjan Nerlige V

Sky Theater: Essays on Rural Life and Community from the Editor of Dakotafire Magazine by Heidi Marttila-Losure

Systems Thinking for Social Change: A Practical Guide to Solving Complex Problems, Avoiding Unintended Consequences, and Achieving Lasting Results by David Peter Stroh

Wisdom for Dad: Advice for Dad in 140 Characters or Less by Hugh Weber
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​Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan Heath