WELCOME to Communities of the Future (CoTF). an evolving 21st century network of people and organizations throughout the U.S.A, Europe and other countries that are working in collaboration to develop new concepts of governance, economic development, leadership, and education/learning as a response to a fast-paced, interconnected, and increasingly complex world.

If anyone would like to have a digital copy of the community transformation workbook that Rick uses to develop "master capacity builders" in local communities, please contact him at rlsmyre@aol.com and he will send all twelve tabs to you directly free of charge.

The essays come under different headings as follows;

1. CoTF Vignettes
2. Transformation
3. System of Community Transformation
4. Transformational Leadership
5. Transformational Learning
6. Emergence of a Molecular Economy
7. Weak Signals
8. Rethinking the Role of the Chamber of Commerce
9. Return of the Rural Area
10. Why Old Solutions No Longer Work
11. 21st Century Bibliography
12. Rick Smyre Bio