RE: SEtting up and day to day running of the Common House | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Rob Sandelin (floriferousmsn.com) | |
Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 21:18:37 -0700 (PDT) |
Congratulations on moving in! Welcome to the grand experiment of community. My advice in general, Be open, experiment, try things out. In fact cultivate a culture of trying things out. This is a major shift from the concrete decision making you have been in, and you need a shift of attitude. Almost nothing about living together is concrete, and most decisions you make about these things will be temporary. You will change how you do things. Sometimes over and over again. This is a good thing, you want to iterate, improve, change as you learn how things work or not. As new people replace those who leave you need to adapt to new ideas, new needs. Evaluate your processes once a year in order to see how things are working. The adage, if it aint broke, don't fix it, should be replaced with, If its working, how can we make it work better. If its not working, lets figure out how to make it work. There are people who are not going to like this. They are going to want things done and figured out once and for all. Sometimes those people figure out that community is NEVER figured out once and for ever. Sometimes those people get fed up and leave. Adapt and evolve, it is your destiny. And remember to laugh. Rob Sandelin Sharingwood South Snohomish County at the headwaters of Ricci Creek Sky Valley Environments <http://www.nonprofitpages.com/nica/SVE.htm> Field skills training for student naturalists Floriferous [at] msn.com
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Re: SEtting up and day to day running of the Common House DGSCCoho, May 23 2004
- RE: SEtting up and day to day running of the Common House Rob Sandelin, May 23 2004
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