Cohousing-L Mailing List: Cohousing and career change

[maggiedutton (mdutton]

Hello Cohousers and other lurkers like Me...lol
I have been interested and involved in the cohousing movement since 1996
although I have not managed to experience it yet.  A thread about Sociocracy
was introduced to this list in 2002 and has been leading me to a new career.
Some cohousing groups have adopted Sociocracy as their governance structure
because it values inclusiveness, accountability, transparency and
productivity.  see www.champlainvalleycohousing.org   
A group of us have been learning about Sociocracy in a Yahoo group for 4
years.  Interest has been building but until recently there was no way to
become a "certified" facilitator in North America.  There are now
teleconference classes being offered by John Buck through his website at
www.governancealive.com  I am currently in the advanced class and expect to
be certified to help interested groups implement Sociocracy in the New Year.

Sociocracy in practice feels like an evolutionary step forward from
democracy.  I recommend that others consider consulting in Sociocracy as a
career.
John Buck and his group have been doing a great job putting together
materials and examples that are relevant to North American experience with
lots of excellent practice sessions to help us internalize what we are
learning.
It is an exciting time.  
Maggie Dutton,
www.sociocracyInaction.ca 
Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Where we are "Developing Spaces Where Good Ideas Thrive"

> 
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2006, at 10:01 AM, Andrew Netherton wrote:
> 
> > My question is whether having been involved in a
> > cohousing development has afforded you skills, abilities, or even
> > accreditation(s) that you have been able to effectively use as the
> > basis for a new career, or a new career path?  I am equally interested
> > to hear from those using their new skills as employees and as
> > self-employed professionals, especially those with a technical
> > background.
> >
> 
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