Tag: Community-check-up


WebChat #35 Sky and Avi

Submitted by CohoUS Staff on
Last month Sky Blue, Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community, and Avi Kruley, Community Wellbeing Facilitator at the Mount Madonna Center, joined us for a WebChat looking at what makes an intentional community an intentional community. They explored the 5 R’s: Residence, Rationale, Responsibilities, Resources and Respect. From there they guided us through... Read More

Tune-Up Experiences: Enhancing Cohousing Communities

Submitted by Becky Laskody - Arcadia Cohousing, Michael Madera - -New View Cohousing on
[We received these two responses to our inquiry about experiences of those who have sought “tune ups” to enhance their communities.] From Michael Madera, New View Cohousing (Acton, MA) In April 2015, Laird Schaub engaged in a ‘tune-up’ retreat with us over 4 days, 2 of which were in facilitating full day plenary meetings. His... Read More

The 100,000-mile Community Tune Up

Submitted by Laird Schaub on
I’ve been a group process consultant for 28 years. For the first 26 years most of my work was focused on weathering storms, or training groups in foul weather drills, so that they could better handle heavy seas themselves. In the last 18 months, however, there’s been something of a sea change. In addition to... Read More