Microsolidarity

James Baker, founder of Intentional Society and a community building expert, teams up with Richard D. Bartlett, an authority on decentralized leadership. They discuss creating intentional communities for personal growth, emphasizing the shift from traditional careers to nurturing collective connections. Explore the complexities of inclusivity and leadership as they balance structured planning with adaptability. Hear insights on post-pandemic trust dynamics and the advantages of virtual engagement, alongside the importance of developing a meta network for robust community growth.

A conversation with Diana Monsberger, community organiser at Blivande house in Stockholm. They're having their first team retreat soon, so Diana talked with Rich about how to design the gathering.   Some questions:   - how to work with 35 people - how to include people who don't desire structured intimacy - how to make it fun and not too serious - how to include people who can't participate for the full duration of the retreat - how to encourage people to speak with people they wouldn't otherwise connect with - how to connect the newbies with people who have been around for longer - what kinds of rituals can work in this community   Links: - Blivande House: https://www.blivande.com/ - Troika Consulting: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/8-troika-consulting/ - Open Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology - Authentic Relating: https://authenticrelating.co/what-is-ar/ - Jojojo question cards: https://www.jojojo.cards/

Silvia Bastos is one of the co-hosts of the recent Pico Island gathering: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Pico-Island-Congregation---1st-Summer-Gathering---June-2021-e136g6k She interviewed Richard Bartlett, one of the co-hosts of the recent Enspiral Europe gathering.  Video of this conversation is available here: https://youtu.be/W6T65zm2Jl4 Mentioned in this conversation:  https://visakanv.gumroad.com/l/friendlynerdbook https://LifeItself.us https://en.lacuisinedelabienveillance.org/les-messagers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology https://www.liberatingstructures.com/8-troika-consulting/ https://epiccollaboration.com/approaches/mg-taylor-practiced-anz-paz https://www.thehum.org/post/how-do-we-want-to-be-together https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1145867.Sitting_in_the_Fire https://www.moodcafe.co.uk/media/50868/1.1%20Trigger%20Logs.pdf http://microsolidarity.cc

Silvia Bastos, Michal Korzonek & Richard D. Bartlett have a "debrief" conversation after the first gathering of their microsolidarity community in Pico Island, off the coast of Portugal. Lavishly documented here: https://pico.microsolidarity.cc/projects/summer-gathering-2021 Join the next Microsolidarity practice program: http://thehum.org/microsolidarity  More about the Microsolidarity project: http://microsolidarity.cc Video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/4CmvciBqGTk

Joshua Vial is the founder of Enspiral: we talk about what it's like to be a community founder, how to decentralise power, creating adult-to-adult relationships, vision, experimentation, safety & harm, freedom & responsibility... and lots of other good stuff :) If you're not familiar with Enspiral, here's some introductory links: a 2 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY6eZIbgNrM a 30 min presentation from Alanna Irving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ABqCgKi4X0 an interview with Jim Rutt and me https://www.jimruttshow.com/rich-bartlett/ More links: http://microsolidarity.cc/ https://joshuavial.com/ https://handbook.enspiral.com/ Video from this conversation available here: https://youtu.be/1_3OxvUkPPo

Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwQeAbyWN4&list=PLOjcWjpjOqzbV9T3tSR6O7z_eic-Puqaa&index=8 Cultural Catalyst Network: http://culturalcatalystnetwork.org/

Previous episode is here: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Microsolidarity-in-Maastricht-pt-1-ebnh65 Bea + Josh are starting a new microsolidarity community in Maastricht in the Netherlands. This is their second conversation with Rich & Nati where they present their plans and seek feedback. We talk about crews, how to develop a sense of shared ownership & participatory culture, and meeting online vs in person. More info: http://microsolidarity.cc

Video of this conversation here: https://youtu.be/QL6ajLeaBA0 Karl shares his plans for a new community of practice he is about to launch; Rich gives feedback; then they get deeper into the personal questions of what it is like to be us doing this community weaving work at this time.   - digital connection with physical distance  - choosing which 1 thing to work on and which 9 things to put down (how to delegate)  - Internal Family Systems Therapy and how it applies to our roles  - going with the dao of life, moving from inspiration not obligation  - a 21st century ashram that is non dogmatic, a life giving structure that creates the routines and structures that bias towards healthy interior states  - practicing aikido, making music   Karl's recommended resources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1muX7TuVo-XiJujrRevxJW1MGAE6FgBD1ymZS6Mh8ze0/edit# Cultural Catalyst Network: http://culturalcatalystnetwork.org/ More on microsolidarity here: http://microsolidarity.cc

A little taste to show you what we mean by microsolidarity: Ronan speaks for 7 minutes, Rich reflects back for 2 minutes, then they switch roles. An extremely simple relational practice that can make a big difference in less than half an hour. http://microsolidarity.cc Ping me on Twitter

This is the first meeting between Markel Cormenzana and Rich. We get to know each other and talk about some of the design philosophy behind our work. More info at microsolidarity.cc