Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: process for developing values statement

[S N Martin (snmartin]

Rebecca,
Our initial core group had a discussion about aspects that were important
to us, then the process team (one of our committees) looked at *lots* of
other cohousing sites and pulled together a host of statements that
resonated based on the group's earlier discussion. We melded the important
aspects of the group with some of the statements from other communities and
brought that back to the full group. After some further wordsmithing we
reached consensus.

A key factor is identifying what might be unique for your community. There
are so many well-crafted statements on many communities' sites to draw
from, we didn't feel like we needed to start completely from scratch. Our
vision and values are pretty tightly intertwined.

Our Vision and Core Values are at: https://acorn.rrock.com/about-us/

All the best in your process!

Stan
Acorn Creek Community (Wake County, NC)

On Tue, Jul 25, 2023 at 9:17 PM rebecca.selove <rebecca.selove [at] gmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings.  Our forming cohousing community is wondering how those of you
> further along developed the list of values you post on your websites. Do
> you have something more detailed that you give Members and use in your
> decision-making process?  How do you see your values relating to mission
> and vision?  Happy to receive suggestions for process facilitators who
> focus on these questions.  Thanks. Rebecca Www.burnsvillagefarm.com
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