How we govern ourselves, decision making and organisational structures.
During the Community Gathering 2025, Tim Slack and myself led a session of Appreciative Inquiry looking at the SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Resources/Results). This post describes the session and invites your participation.
From 1977 the Findhorn Foundation (FF) held 'Orientation Programmes' to introduce new members to the Mystery School, our community culture and the organisational structures of the charity.
In this interview I explore my own journey in the Community since 2004 as well as all the organisational structures and changes I have witnessed over the last 20 years.
This is the story of co-creation of place and people, and expression of many experiments to implement the spiritual principles we aspire to. A house right in the centre of The Park, yet somehow a
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'.
This article is from a research paper written by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California during his visit in 1977 to the Findhorn Foundation Community. It examines the decision making process in the Community and the use of feedback in that process. It concludes that the more difficult the decision the closer members are brought together.
This paper is a sociological analysis of the Findhorn Foundation Community, by Al McLeod from California State University Fresno, California, based on a three-week visit in 1977, and uses a participant observational method. It briefly sketches the history, philosophy and world view, along with a demographic and economic profile. Analysis focuses on such items as rules, roles, relationships, leadership styles, decision-making processes, their informal hierarchy, social control and their use of feedback procedures.
The EcoVillage Findhorn Community, whilst celebrating it's anniversary, held their first, open, internal conference. Looking into their current place, future manifestation and steps forward required. A whole community event including deep internal overviews, process work,
This post, authored by Caro Hall and Roger Benson, was previously published in Findhorn Today – Papers prepared for New Synthesis Think Tank Conference October 1987 New York City. The Findhorn Foundation is composed of
The Phoenix Rising Initiative in 1998 was the first stage of the community buy-out of the Phoenix Shop. In 2000 we embarked on the next stage with the Eko Findhorn Project which completed the buy-out,
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Born in London, set up and ran Hansa whole foods in Guernsey 1971-78. Management lifestream natural foods in Canada/USA 1978-89. Set up organic Trading company 1989-1990. Findhorn 1990-2024.
