Superhero Academy Podcast
Diana Leaf Christian
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Summary
In this podcast, Nick Joyce and Marc Coppola interviews Diana Leafe Christian, author of the books 'Creating a Life Together' and 'Finding Community'. She lives in a sustainable community in the North Haven Ecovillage in Carolina where they constantly have activities concerning physical, social, and economic sustainability. Human beings in groups and community behave the same way and have the same kinds of challenges. The same kinds of resolutions tend to help those challenges. Regarding governance and decision-making, Diana encourages sociocracy rather than consensus. Sociocracy has 3 big values: equivalence, transparency and effectiveness. She ends by saying Governance is in the heart of the community and that the 3 aspects of a healthy, thriving, successful community are Oxytocin, Good Process and Communication Skills, and Effective Project Management.
Main Questions Asked
• What is your current living situation? [02:17]
• What interested you in intentional communities? [05:47]
• What's the first step to building a community? Is it acquiring land? [13:29]
• What is your vision? [15:34]
• What role do you think technology plays in governance? [51:30]
Powerful Quotes
• "Human beings in groups and community pretty much behave the same ways, the same kinds of challenges. The same kinds of resolutions tend to help those challenges." - Diana Leaf Christian [10:58]
Links Mentioned
Ecovillage Newsletter
ecovillagenewsletter.org
Contact Information for the Guest, Diana Leafe Christian
dianaleafechristian.org
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