5 Keys to Successful Community Building
In the last few years, I have co-created with over 14 cohesive communities. Community Building is an important aspect of my life, because I am having fun while being of service!
In my experience, here are 5 keys to successful Community Building:
1) Hold a collective VISION but celebrate DIVERSITY: Just as bio-diversity ensures the continuation of an eco-system, so does socio-diversity allow for the continuation of the “village”.
2) Create a village rich with CULTURE: Support artistic, spiritual and cultural diversity. Support community projects, events and spaces which nurture a village culture. examples: Festivals, celebrations, fairs, rituals, ceremonies, parties, performance venues and galleries.
3) Share RESOURCES: Pool together talents, skills, knowledge, materials, tools and even land! Provide mentorship and training opportunities. Consider elders as valuable members with much wisdom and experience to contribute. Consider youth as equally valid members with new perspectives and insights to offer.
4) Allow the community to EVOLVE: As the village expands, it will go through many transformations. The essence of the vision can continue to guide the growth, but the forms and structures must not be rigid. The village must breathe and flow organically, even as conscious intentions hold the collective dream in place.
5) Have FUN: Let creativity, play, imagination and humour flow into all community projects and activities. Take turns exploring different roles within the project or community.
Note: See recent event for Noetic Sciences branch of Vancouver where i did an Alchemy of Community presentation