Vision for the City of Pittsburgh

Synopsis

Dave's Guiding Question:

"Who do we have here and what do we need to do to take care of us?"

The clearest difference between David Tessitor and the region's political leadership is in their guiding question.*

Pittsburgh's guiding question has been, "Who do we want to attract and what do we need to do to get them to come here?" It's resulted in the region's leadership using carnival tactics in a desperate attempt to get people into the tent, and it hasn't worked!

David Tessitor's guiding question is: "Who do we have here and what do we need to do to take care of us?" It means taking care of what we have, both in terms of people and the built and natural environment. It also means not trying to be something we aren't and not foresaking everything in hopes of courting favor with people who couldn't care less.

Asking and answering Dave's guiding question has produced amazing results in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It can and will make all the difference here, too!

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:: Main Menu Home News Vision for the City Platform What Dave's done Current efforts Qualificatons Articles about Dave Articles by Dave Dave's Writings Contact us	Vision for the City of Pittsburgh Synopsis Dave's Guiding Question: "Who do we have here and what do we need to do to take care of us?" The clearest difference between David Tessitor and the region's political leadership is in their guiding question.* Pittsburgh's guiding question has been, "Who do we want to attract and what do we need to do to get them to come here?" It's resulted in the region's leadership using carnival tactics in a desperate attempt to get people into the tent, and it hasn't worked! David Tessitor's guiding question is: "Who do we have here and what do we need to do to take care of us?" It means taking care of what we have, both in terms of people and the built and natural environment. It also means not trying to be something we aren't and not foresaking everything in hopes of courting favor with people who couldn't care less. Asking and answering Dave's guiding question has produced amazing results in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It can and will make all the difference here, too! Read more...	Question: Can an independent ever win? Answer: Two (2) out of four (4) of Pittsburgh's most recent mayors won the office as independent candidates!
* A guiding question effectively underlies all decision making, whether it is expressly stated or vaguely conceptualized and unspoken. Asking a guiding question helps to frame a person's perspective and can help set or adjust one's focus when evaluating problems. It is a way of defining the parameters and can even set the specifications for proposed solutions. If you ask the wrong question, either explicitly or implicitly, you'll almost certainly get a wrong answer and bad results.