Resources: Healthy Groups

Groups can create their own agreements for how to work together effectively and respectfully.  The transition from a collection of disconnected individuals toward a group with shared agreements typically involves…

A few connective activities can help a group to have more effective, energising meetings, build stronger relationships, and get through stressful times. Connective activities can help strengthen a group culture,…

A clear process for how to make decisions can help a group to function smoothly, minimising confusion and conflict.  Ideally everyone in the group can understand how decisions are made…

Groups can be more inclusive and effective with some attention to organisation, decision-making, and relationships within the group.  Ideally groups can get plenty of things done together, with everyone enjoying…

Unconscious biases are an unavoidable part of socialisation, so everyone has them.  Even Transitioners who care deeply for people and the Earth, and who want to make changes in the…

Conflict resilience is less about resolving a conflict after it happens, and more about creating a connective and collaborative group culture. This reduces the frequency and severity of difficult conflicts. …

In times of uncertainty and disturbance, mistakes and failures may be quite common.  A transition in group culture will ideally re-frame failure as something likely to happen, part of being…

A feedback culture is a foundational aspect of transitioning toward conflict resilience and a more collaborative group culture.  Ideally it supports self-awareness, cooperation, learning, and conflict resilience in groups. Feedback…

Not all conflicts have to be negative.  Many conflicts can have positive or generative possibilities. Some of the best ideas, or the strongest relational bonds, result from conflict situations. Conflict…

This guide aims to help individuals to more skillfully offer feedback, and make the most of any feedback they receive. Smaller topics can be discussed quickly by using constructive feedback.…

Compassionate communication can include pausing to imagine how the words you speak might be received by and affect those who hear them.  This aims to increase empathy and compassion for…

Any kind of societal transition may involve individuals learning to interact with, connect with, and be in relationship with people who are different from them.  Such a transition will benefit…