Applied Ecovillage Living
I have been part of creating many different educational programmes in the Findhorn Foundation. I am passionate to create an environment that allows participants to fully immerse themselves in the Community as a living class
Topic – Decision-making and Governance
Is Decision-making/Governance here in the Community really only managed by ‘divine muddling’ as David Spangler once jokingly said? How can we meet the challenge to create governance structures in a community without an agreed name,
The 3 Hub Structure of the Findhorn Foundation
(We are compiling this information at a time when the Findhorn Foundation is going through dramatic changes following their announcement on 26th July 2023 that they are no longer financially viable thus proposing to cease
Ken Wilber & Doshin Roshi in dialogue: Transformational Communities of Tomorrow
Watch Ken Wilber (via video link) and Doshin Roshi in the Universal Hall at Findhorn honour the gifts of the transformational communities of today, recognise some of the challenges they are currently facing and explore
Round Table on Governance 2011/12
In 2011-12 a series of meetings was held by a group of Park-based stakeholder representatives to explore ways forward around Governance in the Community. The historical documents available to the COIF Team at this time
Draft Housing Direction Statement 2018
Draft Housing Direction Statement Gordon McAlpine (MCS), Stephen Couling (PET), Iris Toister(FF), Owen Jarvis (NVG, FF, YPI) & Cornelia Featherstone (CCC) Draft dated 13th June 2018 Summary A value based statement generated by the Enquiry
Community Change Working Group Next Phase 2017
CCWG NEXT PHASE PROPOSAL: Towards a Cohesive, Purposeful and Vibrant Community (January 2017 - December 2017) Introduction: Since the presentation of the initial proposal regarding Community co-ordination and governance in April 2016, the Community Change
Interactive Organisational Map of The Park Ecovillage 2016
Click on the link for our evolving interactive map of the Park Ecovillage Findhorn Community. [Editor's note 2024: sadly it appears that the map is broken, please refer to the static image below. We hope that
Community Change Working Group Process 2015/16 and beyond
2015 saw a strong movement in the Community to reflect on organisational structures and ways to move forward into the future. Both the NFA (Community Association) and the Findhorn Foundation engaged in parallel processes which
Community Survey 2016
In 2015/6 the Community Change Working Group looked at ways to evolve the Community decision-making and communication processes. Click here for the introduction to their work. An in-depth Community Survey in January 2016 produced a
