Money and how we use it is currently an essential element within the social fabric of our world.. So, the first step to accessing it is to think about money and research some theories about what it is. The second step is to know how much money you need to set up your business and then to make it flow. The third step is to know where to get money from...where are the various sources? The fourth step is to know how to attract it and keep it flowing. Core idea : One core idea that is at the … Read more
Crowdfunding The practice of funding a project or venture by raising monetary contributions from a large number of people.
The crowdfunding model is fueled by three types of actors: the project initiator who proposes the idea and/or project to be funded; individuals or groups who support the idea; and a moderating organization (the "platform") that brings the parties together to launch the idea. These sites allow businesses to pool small investments from a number of investors instead of forcing companies to look for a single investment. It's a good way to involve your network in your project. It goes beyond … Read more
Coworking Space Creating fertile Working space together
To “start doing” what you want it is much easier when it is done together. Get a room, some chairs and a diverse group of people and you can create a coworking space. This means creating settings where there is no “new input” or “stuff to be done”, but a creative space where people can do what they need or want to do for their own project. This is what we call “Coworking Space. It can be a fixed space with table, chairs, meeting rooms and all that is required in an office structure. You … Read more
Collective Wisdom How the whole becomes more than the sum of the parts
We need to reinstate meaningful conversations at every level of society. We need to learn how to creatively express our individual diversity and potential, without attachment to being right, contributing our piece to the jigsaw puzzle of life. We start listening for new connections and winwinwin outcomes instead of holding onto knowledge we already have. References: ● Briskin, Alan, Sheryl Erickson, John Ott, and Tom Callanan. The Power of Collective Wisdom: And the Trap of Collective … Read more
The Practice of Journaling Gaining selfawareness through a regular writing practice
Regular automatic writing can become a key to discovering deeper layers of our own being. It can help us work through difficult feelings, become aware of our patterns and habits and open up a flow of creativity. References: ● The Artists Way (http://juliacameronlive.com/) ○ Julia Cameron. The Artist’s Way: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self. Pan, 1995; Julia Cameron. The Artist’s Way: Workbook. Souvenir Press, 2007. ● … Read more
Systems Blindness Overcoming blind spots in planning for sustainability : spatial and temporal systems blindness
The first problem is exacerbated because problems like atmospheric pollution are increasingly cause by millions of small, incremental damaging contributions to the biosphere (eg aerosols, car exhausts) rather than large scale, more obvious ones (like oil spills, factories). It is a death from a million tiny cuts. We see the parts but not the hole: out of sight is out of mind. This is spatial blindness The second issue, temporal systems blindness, is caused because problems are often … Read more
Shadow Work Dark and light are part of us.
Human shadow is often seen as ‘negative’, because we tend to reject or deny or suppress or disown the less desirable aspects of our personality. But on the other hand: in these shadows are fundamental energies of ourselves that are supporting us to become ‘whole’. Shadow work is the conscious work to look on what we “are not” or “dont want to be”: on those parts of ourselfes that we cut off from ourselves. But: if we cut off a part, it still stays part of us and is lived unawarely. … Read more
Reconnecting to Nature Connecting to a bigger source
In order to care for the world, yourself and others we need time to reconnect to the natural world around us. Time with the seasons, the changes, trees, beauty and also the hardness of the world that has been our natural surrounding for thousand of years. At the same time, this solitude and connection to the outer nature is also a reconnection to our inner nature (and our inner changes of seasons) it helps us to regain strength and clarity again. References: Foster, Little (1999): … Read more
Nature Walks Finding your own answers in the mirror of nature
Threshold walks are simple, powerful and transformative experiences in nature. They are often best done in places where nature is abundant and strong, although that is not required. Even city scapes are full of nature if we look and listen carefully. What is required is to create a line or threshold in which to cross and then step across it holding an intention and expecting to get the answers you are looking for on the other side. When we step across a threshold in nature looking for … Read more
Learning from Failure Daring to face what we’ve defined as failure
Take time to reflect on past failures. Feel the emotions that accompany these experiences. Make space for these. This might lead to a deeper integration. With support, create a space from which we can look back at these experiences and place them in a bigger context. Notice insights and learnings. Connect to the original intention and see if we feel drawn to revisit the scenario, in the light of this newfound wisdom. References: Exercise: Facing Failure Exercise: The Truth Mandala – … Read more
