Microsolidarity is a practice for building small high-trust communities. We create spaces where people develop relationships of mutual support & belonging & purposeful action. Microsolidarity communities start with a kind of emotional intimacy (authentic, supportive relationships) and some of them graduate into economic intimacy (sharing money or resources).

 

This gathering is an opportunity to learn a lot of practical skills, find deep personal insights, and connect with a truly inspiring network of community builders.

 

What to expect

The gathering is hosted by Richard D. Bartlett, Natalia Lombardo & Drew Hornbein. You’re warmly invited to join us if you are: a microsolidarity practitioner, community-builder, facilitator, organiser, founder, convener. If your mission is to bring people together in caring purposeful relationships, this is the space for you.

As hosts, we’ll provide “the container”. This means we take care of the logistics and we’ll hold the minimum viable agenda: opening, closing, and some key moments throughout the retreat.

 

The container is filled by whoever shows up! Most of the agenda will be constructed by all the participants. We use “Open Space Technology” so you can explore whatever topics are most interesting to you. This could be skill-sharing workshops, discussions, movement practices, games, sauna time, or whatever you want to do. As hosts, we’ll offer workshops alongside everyone else. You decide where you want to lead and where you want to follow. 

 

At the last gathering there were workshops on topics like: how to create psychological safety, collective decision-making, peer coaching, power dynamics in teams, parenting in the partnership paradigm, and how to run good meetings. We also did a lot of playful stuff like kayaking, dancing, camera play and an impromptu choir.