Diana Leaf Christian

Intentional Communities, Sociocracy Diana Leafe Christian is author of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities, about forming successful communities and ecovillages  and Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community  She is former publisher Ecovillages, an online newsletter http://EcovillageNews.org, and formerly edited Communities magazine in the US for 14 years.   Diana Leaf Christian lives in an Ecovillage in the Mountains of North Carolina 2:55  90% of Ecovillages fail, only 10% succeed 4:23   The ingredients to Success A shared vision, mission and purpose A fair and participatory method of self-governance Sociocracy Clear Agreements in writing Communication skills - Non Violent Communication recommended Restorative circles Method of accountability Community glue Project management Clear and thorough membership process What is Sociocracy? What is consensus 13:45 It can happen that an idea will never make it off the ground if consensus is abused - premature proposal death 14:29 How to reach Diana https://dianaleafechristian.org 14:47 A bit about the San Diego event 17:27 different types of community formation 17:33 Diana’s book: Finding Community 19:00 Co-Housing neighborhoods 21:00 Shared Group Household 21:42 Eco Village 23:47 Housing co-op 25:31 A virtual neighborhood 26:34 Rural retreat and conference centers 27:47 Other kinds of rural communities - sexual orientation or interest based 28:06 Rural back to the land communities 29:00 Commune 31:00 Restorative Circles/ Restorative Justice 36:00 Event at Emerald Village in Vista, CA 37:00 Sociocracy explained 38:28 Four kinds of benefits Meetings go better Get more done Better organized, more transparency and accountability More connection and good will Brief overview of Sociocracy Governance Decision making Feedback loops 7 parts Series of circles with clear objectives Continuous improvement through feedback loops Creating proposals Considering and deciding Proposals Selecting people for roles Feedback Consenting to circle members 47:30 3 day sociocracy workshop in San Francisco Eco Village To find out more about Diana Leaf Christian visit her website Visit our website Sustainable Living Podcast Please rate and review us on iTunes, Stitcher or where you get your podcasts from. We highly appreciate that! More on the San Diego event