Flourishing communities need conscious individuals. Being and living in community can contribute tremendously to personal growth.
For the CLIPS program, useful methods are gathered, adapted and developed that contribute to a better understanding of individuals and the strive to enhanced consciousness about the human field.
This method aims at supporting groups to develop a meta-perspective about their group from a CLIPS perspective. A typical example of the use of this method is the first day of a community meeting, dedicated to gain a deeper understanding of the issues of the community and at the same time understanding the importance of all 5 CLIPS layers.
A set of cards about the mindset needed for creating community.
The Community Cards help to introduce the attitude that is important for creating a community that respects and empower the individuals. It instigates people to reflect their own attitude and to speak about it. This usually starts a deep exchange that is very community building. They can connect their attitude and values to these cards.
The Emotional Wheel is rooted in the culture of Native Americans and is a practical development of the talking stick (or pipe). It creates an intimate, special atmosphere for people to express their feelings, expectations, desires, and makes visible the magic energy of the group.
These cards are produced by the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN Education), here contextualized to CLIPS. They can be used to map motivations for group members, to map skills and learning needs of group members and to search for a common intention for a group. A workshop of 1,5 hours.
A method to help groups orient their actions and understand their best strengths and weaknesses using Permaculture Principles in relation to the CLIPS model. Although it cuts across all layers, it is especially related to Community and Structure. The Social Permaculture & CLIPS Method is formed by parts 1 & 2, so the Orientation Table (Part 1) should be consulted and applied before the Assessment tool (Part 1).
SWOT is used in CLIPS as a diagnostic method, to assess the state of a project – and realize new potentials. It is a known tool, used in both companies and organisations, when laying out strategies.
A method to get to know yourself in your c
ommunity. To know more of yourself in a group, to know your group; differences and skills. to know which areas to improve – where to give special attention, to bring awareness to differences in a community group and why it is necessary to have different skills/styles represented. And give value to them all.
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