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In a Nutshell
Focus Groups Areas of Concern
How Do We:
Beautify Environment Bring Forth Inner Wisdom
Communicate Coordinate What We Love To Do
Enjoy Ourselves Enrich Ourselves
Expand Our Community Interact With Our Environment
Nourish Ourselves Reach Consensus
Purpose of this
document: To show in a nutshell the
areas of concern and responsibility of each Focus Group
How Do We Beautify Our Environment?
General Purpose:
The Beautify Our Environment Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
· Have houses and structures make the least visible impact.
· Make houses an extension of the environment.
· Use building materials natural to the area.
· Build on the basis of need.
How Do We Bring Forth Inner Wisdom? top
General Purpose:
The Inner Wisdom Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
Consider several education options.
Community members can explore vocational choices by participation in various aspects of community life.
Recognize that inner wisdom is brought forward through inner attunement which we will focus on.
Recognize that every situation or circumstance throughout our lives is an opportunity to learn and grow.
Facilitate bringing forth inner wisdom, both individually and collectively.
Areas of responsibility are schools, education, library, seminars.
General Purpose:
The Communicate Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
Provide workshops to continue to improve our communication skills through emphasizing personal growth.
· Personalities
· Financial Management – How to be a Board Member
· Personal Expression
· Public Speaking
· Ethics
· Etc.
Ensuring community information is available to all residents and is understandable by them.
Maintain Communication Technology:
Encourage atmosphere of consensus.
How Do We Coordinate What We Love To Do? top
General Purpose:
The Coordinate Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
Filling the work needs of the community by:
Surveying each Resident’s Talents:
1. Training
2. Work Experience
3. Personal Goals
4. Physical Abilities
5. Desired Working Conditions
6. Personality
Surveying the Village Needs:
1. Job Sharing
2. Seasonal Considerations
3. Job Requirements
4. Job Rotation
5. Job Scheduling
6. Training
7. Outsourcing if needed
8. Sets Minimum work hours per person
Matching Residents with Jobs
1. Filling Positions
2. Coordinating Transfers
3. Coordinating Training
4. Following up for Job Satisfaction & Performance
5. Bidding Down Unpopular Jobs
6. Incorporating production into social events
Record Keeping
1. Time Cards
2. Tax Records
Individual HUB Groups
Each individual HUB group will define their area of responsibility i.e.: Electrical focuses on things that shock you; Plumbing focuses on things that get you wet; Pets focuses on things that wet you, etc.
How Do We Enjoy Ourselves? top
General Purpose:
The Enjoy Ourselves Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
· Organize sports, playtime, plays, music events, etc.
· Ensure time and resources are available for play.
· Ensure natural opportunities for enjoyment are built into the village.
· Ensure recreational facilities are available.
How Do We Enrich Ourselves? top
General Purpose:
The Enrich Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
Balance Cash Flow with the outside world, while keeping work to a
minimum, by:
A. Generating Revenue from
Outside:
B. Minimizing Outside Expenses:
· Community Self-Production (farm, utilities, services, etc.)
· Management of multi-use buildings and Asset Sharing
· Recycle, reduce waste and simplify
· Asset protection:
· Volume Purchasing
· Tax Management
C.
Forecasting
· Budgeting
How Do We Expand our Community? top
General Purpose:
The Expand Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
New Residents:
1. Creating the application process for new residents.
2. Screening residency applicants.
3. Creating classes for prospective residents so that the residents can experience village life and the residents can experience the applicants.
4. Coordinating mentors to help new residents achieve their initial goals in the village.
Current Residents:
1. Terminating Residents.
2. Maintaining the needed demographics to insure village longevity.
Marketing:
1. Communicating with prospective residents about our village.
2. Communicating with others about creating new villages.
3. Publishing the website for the outside world to see.
4. Coordinating seminars and classes on villages.
5. Receiving visitors.
How Do
We Interact with the Environment? top
General Purpose:
The Interact with the Environment Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
· Limit the number of people in the community to that which the area can naturally and sustainably support
· Maintain as much natural surface area as possible and respect the flow of nature.
· Keep pollutants from going into the environment..
· Self-produce as much natural energy as possible by using the most efficient, non-pollutant energy systems available.
How Do We Nourish Ourselves? top
General Purpose:
The Nourish Ourselves Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
· Grow as much of our food as possible.
· Use the best and most healthful means available in organically producing our food.
· Coordinate the purchasing of food with food production and will offer communal eating.
· Encourage good nutrition through classes and individual consultation.
How Do We Reach Consensus? top
GENERAL PURPOSE:
The “Reach Consensus” Focus Group is
concerned with the following
1.
Set up Hubs
2.
Training
3. Communication
·
Monitor computer system to ensure all communiqués reach all hubs
4. Monitor Hubs
·
Ensure consensus process is utilized
·
Aid in resolutions (help find a Win/Win Solution)
·
Watch for controlling individuals
3.
Other
Decision Making Styles
·
Implement Emergency Decision making when time is of
the essence.
·
Determine if another decision making style is
required ie (Concevia, Majority etc)
Purpose
The idea
of how we are going to govern ourselves and keep in line with the principle of
“ The Highest Good for All Concerned” is the bases that we start with in
reaching consensus in the community.
Scope
This
policy covers the guidelines for reaching consensus in all Essence,
Guidelines
By
creating a positive atmosphere
By
involving everyone
By
encouraging the natural leadership of everyone
By making
participation in decision-making creative, spontaneous and fun
By supporting
and assisting individuals in reaching their personal goals
By making
decisions that support the Community affirmation
By
creating decisions where everyone wins
By keeping
the guidelines dynamic, flexible, and simple
By
listening to the truth within each other and responding with kindness,
consideration, and loving honesty
By
celebration of our mutual humanity.
By
allowing creativity to grow
By
allowing the final decision to be one that serves The Highest Good of All
Concerned
Training
There has
to be a commitment and consciousness with in the community to strive for The
Highest Good for All.
Training
of new Village members in consensus decision making.
Monitoring
A
representative will join in on discussion for each resident hub.
Rotation
of people within focus groups.
Determine
how many people in each Hub.
Communication
Monitor
communication system.
Helps with
communication between Hubs
Definitions
Consensus A decision-making process that stresses the cooperative
development of a decision with people working with each other rather than
competing against each other.
Decision makers derived from the
Focus Groups.
Main Hub Consist of one individual from each Essence Hub. Note: No more then 12 individuals in each Hub
Essence Hubs Group of no more 12
person/friends, making decision on the best interest for all.
Management Forum One person from
each Focus group
How Do Share
Our Abundance? top
General Purpose:
The Share Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
A. Establishing Fees:
· Establish Resident Entrance Fees
· Establish One-time Cost per Resident
· Establish Rent Fees
· Establish Buy-Back formulas for Terminating Residents.
· Contract with Residents who choose to keep their outside jobs
and tithe.
· Establish other fees as necessary
B. Determine Residency Buy-In / Financing
C. Allocate Excess Earnings
D.
Administer Charity
E.
Schedule Asset Sharing
F. Administer Requisitions for emergencies, training, education, etc.
G.
Cash-Out
Leaving Residents
a. Calculate Buy-Back Formula
b. Administer Charity for Relocation
How Do We Vitalize Ourselves? top
General Purpose:
The Vitalize Ourselves Focus Group is generally concerned with the following:
·
Maintain the
1. Community members have group insurance for medical costs at outside facilities.
2.
The
3.
The
4. Health services are also available to paying non-residents
·
Insure that we will consume the purest, freshest
and highest quality food and water that is possible.
· Recognize the importance of exercise and fun in vitalizing ourselves.
· Utilize the environment for self-nurturing.
· Recognize the importance of balancing ourselves mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
Effective Date: July 4, 2006
Revisions: July 4, 2006
Authorization: _________
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