Personal resource systems management: realizing the potential of our common interests

Authentic communities-whether academic, political, philosophic, social, commercial, or virtual-demonstrate NURTURE, a goodness of 'fit' between the goals of individual members and the community as a whole. Further, community efforts presume that the synergy of shared interests will exceed the product of individual ventures. Shared interest has traditionally been implicit, arising from historic or socio-economic context. Today however, technology has redefined community with magnified complexity. Technology leverages opportunity and threat, compressing time and space, expanding communication, and facilitating change. Shared interest, in this venue, must be made explicit to articulate the diversity and complexity of individuals, and to identify points of potential linkage. This article presents personal resource systems management (PRSM) as a paradigm for nurture, supporting the efforts of self and others to realize personal potential through authentic community.