Jason Sears and VillageCo - building village-like communities in the NW USA

Village In The City

English - October 03, 2022 11:52 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB
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At Village In The City we're interested in building micro-local communities. Jason Sears, founder of VillageCo, has a slightly different yet related goal - building 'village-like' communities in large cities in the USA and then helping them become more local. Jason is using an open-source 'social gathering model' to do this, working in Seattle Washington and Boise Idaho.

Jason talks to Mark about VillageCo, what they're doing, how it's working, this social gathering model and what Jason has learned so far. We touched on how Jason is using Open Space Technology as part of his gatherings, the Sunday Assembly 'non-religious church' and the importance of relationship building. Jason also offers his very top tip for local community builders around the world.

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