1) Have a town hall meeting. Invite everyone. And by all means bring your physician! Need help? Tap into established infrastructure. Maybe a charismatic pastor or a know-everyone neighbor will help rally the community.

2) Dream BIG. Think health care utopia. Encourage "supersensory" detail. What would it look, taste, smell, sound like to walk into an ideal medical clinic?

3) Encourage written & verbal feedback. Provide lots of paper, pencils, pens, even crayons. Allow liberal time for reflection, contemplation, and sharing.

4) Compile testimony. Challenge yourselves to fulfill as much of your community vision as possible.

5) Network & strategize. Need inexpensive office space? Interested in handmade flannel gowns? Want volunteers to help disabled patients get to appointments? Ask the community. When we all work together our dreams come to life.

6) Find your physician. Frustrated physicians are everywhere. Sixty percent have considered dropping out of medicine. Invite docs off the treadmill and into a community clinic or better yet—design a new model together!

7) Celebrate. Don't forget the opening day party. Invite the media! Show the world what communities can do if they dare to dream together.

Need more help? Call Dr. Wible or invite her to lead a town hall meeting in your neighborhood.