For leaders looking to strengthen belonging and participation

A Community

of Possibilities:

Visioning That Builds Trust and Inspires Action

Planning isn’t just about goals and projects—it’s about the culture of how people work together to pursue them. In A Community of Possibilities, Matt Lehrman introduces Ideastructure, his original and practical framework that helps organizations and communities imagine bold futures while also strengthening the respect, civility, and shared purpose that make those futures achievable.


This wholly nonpartisan keynote adds a vital civic dimension to planning, showing that the true foundation of progress isn’t only what gets built, but how it gets built together. When people feel connected, respected, and heard, planning becomes more than a document—it becomes a process of belonging, participation, and shared ownership.

Matt equips leaders to move beyond rigid templates, engage people authentically, and anchor strategy in both purpose and possibility. The result? Communities that not only envision great plans, but also develop the unity and commitment needed to bring them to life.


Why This Keynote Stands Out

  • Original framework — Introduces Ideastructure, a practical method for creating bold, shared visions.
  • Process at the core — Elevates civility, belonging, and participation as essential foundations of planning.
  • From vision to buy-in — Equips leaders to create plans people believe in and are motivated to carry forward.


CHAT WITH MATT

For leaders looking to strengthen belonging and participation

A Community of Possibilities:

Visioning That Builds Trust and Inspires Action

Planning isn’t just about goals and projects—it’s about the culture of how people work together to pursue them. In A Community of Possibilities, Matt Lehrman introduces Ideastructure, his original and practical framework that helps organizations and communities imagine bold futures while also strengthening the respect, civility, and shared purpose that make those futures achievable.


This wholly nonpartisan keynote adds a vital civic dimension to planning, showing that the true foundation of progress isn’t only what gets built, but how it gets built together. When people feel connected, respected, and heard, planning becomes more than a document—it becomes a process of belonging, participation, and shared ownership.


Matt equips leaders to move beyond rigid templates, engage people authentically, and anchor strategy in both purpose and possibility. The result? Communities that not only envision great plans, but also develop the unity and commitment needed to bring them to life.


Why This Keynote Stands Out

  • Original framework — Introduces Ideastructure, a practical method for creating bold, shared visions.
  • Process at the core — Elevates civility, belonging, and participation as essential foundations of planning.
  • From vision to buy-in — Equips leaders to create plans people believe in and are motivated to carry forward.
CHAT WITH MATT

Would you like to bring this conversation to your community?

A Community of Possibilities resonates in settings where participants hold formal roles of governance as well as where engaged residents are invited to join in shaping their community’s future.


Who It’s For

Ideal for presentation to municipal and school boards associations, and within cities and towns through municipalities, chambers of commerce, community foundations, and other civic-minded organizations.

This session was very informative and inspiring. It makes me believe I can be heard and inspire my whole community.

Attendee, South Dakota Municipal League

Help you see things in another perspective, and makes it interesting. I bet whatever he talks about is engaging. Fun.

Attendee, League of Nebraska Municipalities

Great presentation on leadership. I feel I gained a lot of valuable tools to reflect and assess my role as a governing board member.

Attendee, Arizona School Boards Association

Sensational and moving talk about community involvement and connection. Worth listening to!

Attendee, Michigan Municipal League

This was great! Would love to see this type of growth mindset in all of our city leadership.

Attendee, Ohio Municipal League

Really made me rethink how my village handles issues. We don't have core values which is one of the first things I will be addressing.

Attendee, Michigan Municipal League