World Café’s invite participants to enter an atmosphere of relaxation and vibrant exchange with others from a variety of backgrounds. We tend to prefer having conversations with those who move in similar circles. Interestingly enough, it is precisely when we invite diversity and engage in multi-stakeholder dialogues that innovative approaches may arise. The setting is organised around café-tables, preferably with white paper tablecloths that may be used for doodling and scribbling down ideas. … Read more
Open Space Supporting true insight and innovation by allowing space for expression and cross-pollination
True insight and innovation is created amongst the people, deeply embedded in real life and real experience, and cannot be downloaded from key speakers, books or the internet (though all those may be of help and inspiration). The question of how to open up more space for this kind of innovative creativity within conference settings, sparked off the development of Open Space. In Open Space, people are invited to gather around a theme statement that ideally holds enough inspiration and power to … Read more
Imece (Collective Labour) Community Volunteering
Imece is a name given to traditional Turkish village-scale collaboration. For example, if a couple is getting married, villagers participate in the overall organization of the ceremony including, but not limited to, preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds. Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and there is no central authority to govern activities. Imece is a voluntary (sometimes obligatory) activity, generally … Read more
“Permaculture Design Certificate”
- Date: 3 – 15 November 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia., Australia
The Noosa Forest Retreat Permaculture course on Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast will include the standard “Permaculture Design Certificate” (PDC) curriculum as created by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren This is a globally recognised education course on sustainable living design. This includes valuable hands on practical exercises plus experience with permaculture principles and systems including - animal systems, super compost making, swale design and implementation for water … Read more
Good Vibrations
- Date: 16 – 18 September 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Valle de Sensaciones
Music and Dance will guide us through the days... Allow yourself to express yourself through music and movements: flow, sing, dance and stay in tune ... We will invite for dance sessions with life drumming. Feel how the rhythm flows through your body. Let yourself be moved. It does not matter if you play an instrument or not. It does not matter if you want to dance or just be still. ... we intend to get in tune with each other and create our own symphony. "Playing in the orchestra of … Read more
Sociocracy Leadership Training
- Date: 9 September – 2 December 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Undefined
SoLT is an innovative way of learning sociocracy. Think of it as an immersion program in a ‘pop-up’ organization. SoFA provides the framework for that organization. That way, people interested in sociocracy can join SoLT and learn by doing what sociocracy feels like. Imagine you wanted to learn rowing – and then you attend a workshop where you never sit in a boat. This is different in SoLT. We provide boats for people so they can learn and do and practice at the same time. We’re right next to … Read more
30 años de Sunseed
- Date: 15 – 23 October 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Los Molinos del Rio Aguas, Almeria, Spain
En octubre celebramos 30 años aprendiendo, construyendo, y compartiendo en Sunseed – y estáis invitad@s! Estamos preparando una semana de actividades especiales: yoga, meditación, talleres de bioconstrucción, cocina solar y mucho más...se puede ver el programa provisional aqui Voluntari@s y amig@s nuevos y antiguos están muy bienvenid@s – recomendamos reservar con anticipación para no perder vuestra plaza! Habrá días de puertas abiertas para quienes no pueden asistir toda la … Read more
Twin Oaks Communities Conference
- Date: 2 – 5 September 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Twin Oaks Community , 134 W Old Mountain Road, Louia, VA 23093, United States
You can visit the Communities Conference Website at communitiesconference.org, and register for the conference at communitiesconference2016.eventbrite.com. If you live or want to live according to the values of cooperation, sustainability, and equality this conference is for you! You’ll get something out of this event whether you’re brand new to communities and cooperatives, or have been living and working in them for decades. The conference focuses on Intentional Communities, including … Read more
Deepening Love – Forum Workshop
- Date: 12 – 16 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: ZEGG Community, Germany
n this training we will look deeper at our path in love, in relationships and in our sexuality. We will create a field of intimacy and trust to open our hearts and souls to find mutual support in learning from each other. Love is not an airy feeling but an inner attitude and we will find out how we become more mature in our various worlds of love. Love is life fully lived – we want to connect with our deeper longings and find ways of how to bring them more into our reality. ZEGG Forum is … Read more
Empathic Leadership & Forum Training
- Date: 18 – 23 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: ZEGG Community, Germany
Evolutionary change needs new leadership qualities. The zeitgeist is a calling for a transformation of fear-based behaviour into participatory action with co-empowerment, transparency, connection and flow. Social competencies and leadership qualities necessary for this transition are made up of two ingredients: the ability to benefit from conflict and the ability to create cooperation. Empathic Communication is a key skill enabling leaders to enter into new forms of contact with themselves, … Read more
