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Community Building experience (Dragon dreaming; Sociocracy; Work that reconnects; Six thinking hats; Spirals of abundance, and much more)
Thinking of creating an eco village, an intentional community, or looking to create a community project, and want to understand and experience:
– How to begin
– How to find the right people
– How to keep people together in harmony
– How to have fun in the process!
Amazing projects failing to go the distance is a well recognised pattern, and as you maybe well have already experienced, it is usually due to lack of cohesion between people and a clear shared vision
But there are also well recognized patterns, and plenty of community tools which do allow projects to last… and we are excited to share these with you all.
DATES
– 13th- 20th of May 2016: 7 day community building experience (arriving the evening of the 13th)
For people who can only attend at the weekend the first and last 2 days will be distinct courses:
– 14th and 15th 2016: 2 day introduction to Sociocracy (collaborative decision making)
– 21st-22nd: 2 day course on Water Management (Theory and Practical: Collection, Storage and Distribution)
WHAT TO EXPECT
During this 7 day experience we will look at what causes projects to fail, so we can learn to spot potential pitfalls, we will then not only learn, but actively put into practice the patterns and tools that allow projects and communities to succeed. For 7 days we will form a community, that works out how to nurture and support each other and live together in complete harmony. We will make collaborative decisions on how we achieve this.
Hence the first 2 days of this experience will learn about and use an invaluable community decision making tool called Sociocracy (also known as Dynamic governance). Sociocracy has 95 years of experience in allowing individuals needs to be heard within a group, and used to form a cohesive project with actions that every person consents to (see what is sociocracy below for more information). We will use Sociocracy to make decisions to build a syllabus which meets everyone’s needs, encouraging everyone to share their gifts for the benefit of all.
For people who cannot make the whole 7 day experience, you can attend the first 2 days on sociocracy as a stand alone course.
Using the sociocratic decision making process I will propose we look at tools such as the following to explore over the 5 remaining days after the sociocracy course
• ‘Dragon Dreaming’ (how to create outrageously successful community projects)
• ‘Six Thinking Hats’ (good communication skills)
• ‘Forming Storming, Norming, Performing’ (patterns of a healthy human relationships)
• ‘Spirals of Abundance’ (how to create abundance in relationships)
• ‘The work that reconnects’ (replacing activist burnout with creative solutions to achieve your activist goals)
• ‘Prama’ (how to create physical, mental and spiritual balance)
As we find out our needs, more exciting and useful community building tools will emerge, so the above list is by no means complete. There will be tools that you will be experts at, so you will be encouraged to share.
I would also like to propose we collaboratively design and make a physical structure at the farm, so we leave a legacy behind. It could be a meditation hut, a pizza oven, a rocket stove, or anything that we dream of and consent to build (we could build more than one thing, if that is what we consent to).
This is a 7 day experience, where we all take responsibility for our collaborative welfare as well as physical, mental and spiritual upliftment. We work out our boundaries, and how to adjust to each other and to meet each others needs in a creative and abundant way.
This will be a unique experience. You will walk away knowing that it is possible to live in harmony with other people, you will have a rich set of tools which you will have experienced and discussed, which will then help you to be able to recreate this harmony in your projects.
If you are looking to make a community, this is something not to be missed.
See you there!!!!
WHAT IS SOCIOCRACY
Sociocracy was developed as a new method of governing businesses, but it has also been adopted in many different kinds of public, private, non-profit, and community organizations as well as in professional associations.
Consent as defined and practiced in sociocratic organizations is claimed to be a more efficient and effective decision-making method than autocratic decision-making because it protects the ability of each member and unit of an organization to work toward the aim effectively. In the end this decision-making method builds trust and understanding, even though its objective is to reduce friction and facilitate effective action. The consent process educates the participants about the needs of the other members in doing their work effectively.
The well-defined, information-based, and highly disciplined decision-making process helps organizations stay focused and move swiftly through examining an issue and making decisions. The feedback structure between circles and the involvement of all members of the organization in the policy making process ensures a united organization.
Sociocratic principles are now applied around the world in corporations, small businesses, nursing homes, colleges, ecovillages and cohousing communities, religious organizations, private schools, and international professional and educational membership organizations.
WATER MANAGEMENT
LEAD FACILITATOR
Rakesh Rootsman Rak
Rakesh is an experienced low impact living designer and teacher from the UK, specialising in community resilience, permaculture, creating food forests and low maintenance food growing systems. He has worked as an advisor to several community projects in London and throughout Europe and has taught in many countries around the world. Rakesh has turned his dyslexia to his advantage by developing a talent for observation and hands on learning and teaching methods. At a young age he established a successful computer consultancy and, after achieving financial independence, acquired skills as a homeopath and yoga teacher which he put to use in Ananda Marga humanitarian relief projects in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Along with Permaculture Rakesh focuses on the human skills of communication and planning so necessary for successful communities.
Website: www.ecologicaldesigns.co.uk
THE VENUE
The course will be held 50 kilometers south of Varna on the grounds of the eco-village “Dabrava.” Located in East Bulgaria, it is a small alternative village dedicated to living in harmony with nature, which uses permaculture design, techniques and many more. Accommodation will be camping amongst the forests and fields of the property, teaching and eating will be in the house or gardens according to the weather.
We will send you details of the location and directions to your registered email.
FOOD
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be cooked and served with fresh and healthy ingredients from our garden and local sources where possible, it will be vegan/vegetarian food with some milk or eggs with clear indications. If you have any special dietary needs please indicate them on the signup sheet and we will do our best to accommodate them.
= Prices for Course Fees =
7 Day experience: 240 lev Early Bird / 300 lev Low Waged / 360 lev Full Fee
2 day Sociocracy: 80 lev Early Bird / 100 lev Low Waged / 120 lev Full Fee
2 day Water Management: 80 lev Early Bird / 100 lev Low Waged / 120 lev Full Fee
7 Day experience: 120€ Early Bird / 150€ Low Waged / 180€ Full Fee
2 day Sociocracy: 40€ Early Bird / 50€ Low Waged / 60€ Full Fee
2 day Water Management: 40€ Early Bird / 50€ Low Waged / 60€ Full Fee
We are offering a range of prices for the course to be accessible to all. The deadline for the early bird price is: 15th of April
= Price for food and accommodation =
16 lev/ 6 € Per Day
REGISTRATION
Please fill in the following form to register your interest. If you have any difficulties filling in the form, please contact [email protected]
7 Day Course
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12WHe6ydfcnXluHvOnU5GevONrH7M_qiRi8vki3U1o70/viewform
2 Day Sociocracy:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1yeXK7Riwr8Pdy07r-0NAJ_k2TZttlobO4tJEOqu9IDU/viewform
2 Day water management:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oM6AI0gVRBVd61SH1OSMWlao_5v6Ylr5bQB_tNX6ezk/viewform
CONTACT
Course and content Rakesh:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rootsmanrak
Email: [email protected]
For more information, please visit the event website.
