Resources: Regenerative Practices
Clearing Procedure
A Clearing is intended to address a conflict between two individuals. Clearings are helpful when a relationship with someone is feeling heated or tense, and your thoughts and feelings about…
How to Run an Open Space Event
Open Space is a powerful tool for engaging large and small groups of people in discussions to explore particular questions or issues. At an Open Space event, participants can create…
Organising an Annual Celebration
This step-by-step guide prepares you to organise a celebration and includes a general checklist you can customise and use for your event. It can be an opportunity to get together for…
Identifying People and Groups to Help You
You can identify potential supporters by categorising individuals and organisations according to their awareness and engagement. Some are naturally inclined to get involved, while others will first want to see…
Group and Personal Sustainability
Groups and individuals can both benefit from prioritising and discussing how to promote sustainability within the group. Personal sustainability is about taking care of yourself, so you can keep doing…
How to Deal with Stress in Teams
Stress is inevitable when working with other people and on issues that are important. Each one of us reacts to stress differently, and therefore it is useful to consider the…
Moving to a Core Group
Often the initiating group evolves into a supportive core group which provides 'services' to Seed Projects and Theme Groups. The core group often takes on new roles like: coordinating activities…
Monitoring and Evaluation
How do you assess how well your projects and activities are working? How might they be improved? How can your group plan, implement, and reflect on monitoring and evaluation (M&E)? …
From Founders to the Future
Groups go through different stages related to when people got involved. Founders, first supporters, and later generations can have different perspectives. Roles may significantly change as a group grows and…
Succession for Long Term Success
Succession is the process of passing over responsibility for 'holding' a project and is one of the key issues for long term success. Some might call this a leadership role…
Visioning a Post-Transition Future
Creating a collective positive vision of your future community can be creative and energising, putting you in touch with how important it is to have a safe, healthy, peaceful future,…
Connections and Impact
What makes a good connection or relationship? What connections help your group to be most effective? What relationships and connections help to maintain the emotional well-being of members of your…