CASE 01
Trust decided how well shared green spaces were kept
Doctoral research · 1997–1998
Not income or size, but trust, reciprocity and networks among residents predicted successful management of commons.
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Three pillars — education, research and problem solving — all returning to one question: does our organization run on trust?
Education
Research
Problem Solving
Research
Problem Solving
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Education
Lectures redesigned for each organization’s language and situation.
Attitude as competitiveness90–120 min
Leadership of trustManagers
K-Wave and Korean cultureIn English
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Research
Policy and organizational questions answered with data and fieldwork.
Measuring social trust and social capitalIndicators
Local finance and social capitalPolicy research
Attitude and culture in the AI eraPublishing
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Problem Solving
Problems usually start in relationships rather than rules. We look for solutions through social capital.
Advice on conflict and communicationInterviews
Social-capital approach to policy challengesLocal governments
Handover and records that keep reforms aliveLeadership transitions
CASE 02
Facing fiscal limits and regional decline with social capital
Local Finance Mutual Aid Association · 2021–2023
Founded a forum held 25 times, published three volumes and hosted Prof. Robert Putnam at an international conference.
CASE 03
A 1,000-page record that kept reforms from rolling back
Leadership transition · 2024
Three years and eight months of work documented for the successor, turning a leader’s goodwill into organizational habit.
CASE 04
Public trust behind the pandemic response
UN Public Service Day · 2020
Explained Korea’s COVID-19 response through trust in health authorities and among citizens.
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