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Diana Leafe Christian Teaches at Findhorn

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In October Earthaven’s international community researcher and advocate Diana Leafe Christian gave workshops and consultations to several intentional communities in England, and co-led a workshop on Sociocracy at Findhorn Community in Scotland with her teacher and mentor, John Buck, the man who brought...

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Busting the Myth That Consensus-with-Unanimity is Good for Communities

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by Diana Leafe Christian Many consensus trainers tell us consensus-with-unanimity is good for communities. It creates a sense of trust and connection, a sense of harmony, they say, since everyone’s agreement is first required to pass a proposal. Though I believed this for years, I no longer do. I...

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