To plan for success within the boundaries of social, ecological and financial sustainability; to create a future that can actually exist using the 4 principles laid out in The Natural Step Framework.The framework originates from a scientific, peer reviewed approach to achieving consensus on what sustainability actually means in practical terms that allow for planning and measurement of progress. Like a chess player or a chef, we start off with the desired goal in mind and use strategy, … Read more
Miracle Questions Inviting limitless thinking and visioning
Situations that trick the “what is realistic” thinking help to overcome old beliefs that limit passionate action. By asking questions which envision that assumed everyday pressures do not exist can open up passionate and wholehearted envisioning and innovation. Questions can be of any kind, depending on the most common pressures your target group is facing, like “If you won in the lottery, what would you use your money for?” or “What is your wildest idea?”. More authentic and personalised … Read more
Permaculture From the Inside Out Personal Map and Vision Building
Having 4 key questions and mapping, creating a visual, looking at our lives as a living system that has time, space and events. Providing opportunity to raise awareness and engagement. Having a designed tool with steps to follow we don’t waste time and stay focus. A set of exercises and challenges, individual and collective that will give us different feedback and ways to collect information. Also it puts the focus on the identification and characterization of the Human Being as a key … Read more
Idea Generation A beautiful idea “makes the world go round”
In order to manifest what you want to bring into life, there is an important first step. It is this : to take your ideas seriously and investigate them. New things often appear as “crazy, unrealistic, vague” in their early days... and yes, there will be enough time to get them back on the ground later on. Dream hard to begin with. Why not? It’s only a dream at this stage. But as a first step an idea it should be allowed to be unclear, open, big, small, beautiful, ugly. Whatever it is. … Read more
Statement of Intention Clarifying our focus to build support
Practice distilling the essence of our project into a few short sentences and work with a simple template that helps to crystallize our thinking. Develop an ‘elevator pitch’. Find the right name. Clarify the vision and core goals of your project. Think about a logo. References: ● http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/elevatorpitch.htm ● Exercise: Statement of Intention Submitted by Findhorn Foundation … Read more
Intention/Purpose The core of what you want to do (not the outer manifestation)
If you are creating a project it is very important to be and also be clear about the “Thing behind the thing” this helps to: ● Create what we really want to create ● Become more playful with different outer forms/Projects of manifestation ● Really manifest the deeper meaning Experience often shows that the “Intention” is a general aspect of what a person/project is here for and what it wants to bring into life. It is a creative energy like a driving force that wants to manifest … Read more
Encourager Real stories of real people are real inspiration
Everybody has started with a first step: with fear, unclarity, previous failures but also strength. Hearing, feeling and seeing examples of people who have “made it” is one of the most encouraging things we can encounter. We love to invite succesfull people and ask them about their projects and personal path. We ask them about their inner strength, where they got the courage from, how did they walk their own way. And everybody tells the same story: it was hard, they fell, they were scared, … Read more
Defining Your Life Purpose Combining what you love, what you are great at, what you are paid for and what the world needs
Many people spend their lives in jobs they don’t like because they need to pay the bills. Then they start saving money to do what they really like after the kids grow up or they retire, so if they do that, it is without a source of income. Likewise, some people are aware of the worlds needs, are socially and environmentally conscious but believe they cannot do anything about it either because they don´t have the skills required or need to pay the bills. Leading a life that is personally … Read more
Connecting With The Entrepreneur Inside Yourself Entrepreneurs are not born, they are made.
Finding the motivation is one important step. We can also answer the question of what we want to be an entrepreneur for. Perhaps to unlearn the old and learn about the new; to grow and develop as a person; to build autonomy and spread empowerment; to take responsibilities; to share and share out...there are many reasons. Competences that have been identified as key for entrepreneurship include: Personal competences: self esteem, social and communication skills Entrepreneur … Read more
Transformational Communities of Tomorrow – free live stream
- Date: 6 October 2017
- Language:
- English
- Location: Universal Hall, Findhorn, United Kingdom
Join Ken Wilber and Doshin Roshi in this free live stream event, as they honour the gifts of the transformational-eco communities of today, recognise some of the challenges they are currently facing and explore what the medicine to heal and evolve could be from an Integral perspective. The integral stage is now strongly the leading edge of today’s evolution, and evidence points to the fact that it is indeed a staggeringly monumental leap forward, the likes of which humanity has never seen … Read more
