Over the years, many different organisational influences have shaped the community – from the early days of following direct guidance, to attunement and group consensus. Many tools and approaches have been developed, tried and tested. Here is where you can read about them – from theocracy to sociocracy.
The Basis of Authority at Findhorn (1977)
This article from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community discusses three bases of authority, traditional, rational and charismatic and concludes that the Community's mode of operation and authority requires a fourth model which the author calls 'personal-present authority'.
