Building Community with Living Systems Principles

Johnny Azpilicueta
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Building Community with Living Systems Principles

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If you’re interested in developing an in-depth understanding of the social dynamics underpinning community life, Johnny is your guide.

This Masterclass Series was filmed at Molino de Guadalmesi, one of our Spain land partners. Molino de Guadalmesi was founded by Johnny and his partner Alicia. Johnny takes you on a passionate exploration of holistic community design deeply embedded in the principles of living systems. Understanding the four universal principles (purpose, structure, flow, and feedback) inherent to all living systems, helps inform highly effective community designs.  

Based on his own experience of living in community, Johnny offers holistic ways of seeing reality, overcoming differences, and understanding how we can best live together. You’ll discover innovative ways of managing resources, creating value through synergistic relationships, making food choices, and thinking about property ownership.  

Drawing from theoretical frameworks such as Spiral Dynamics, Integral Theory, and Gift Economies, Johnny offers simple exercises that help you and your group navigate, map and explore your life together.

Johnny Azpilicueta

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Johnny created Molino de Guadalmesí in 2004 as a learning space for community and sustainability. He also created an Eco-center with an organic shop and restaurant, and a centre for yoga, meditation and alternative therapies and has been working as a group facilitator, consultant and trainer. See more

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Johnny Azpilicueta

Meet your expert
Johnny created Molino de Guadalmesí in 2004 as a learning space for community and sustainability. He also created an Eco-center with an organic shop and restaurant, and a centre for yoga, meditation and alternative therapies and has been working as a group facilitator, consultant and trainer. See more

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Masterclass One

Meet Johnny

Meet Johnny, who let curiosity guide his life, and decided twenty years ago to sell his house and company in Madrid. Him and his partner bought a farm, to start to imagine a different and much simpler life.

Masterclass Two

Discover Molino de Guadalmesi

Johnny shares that Molino de Guadalmesi was possibly the most imperfect farm he and his partner could have bought - yet this is where their hearts felt called to be.

Masterclass Three

Understand Gift Economy: Introduction

Johnny explains that a New Earth requires new ways of managing resources, such that everyone's needs can be met, without extracting from each other and the planet.

Masterclass Four

Understand Gift Economy: Become the Gift

Johnny explains that a New Earth economic model answers the question: How can we satisfy our needs while contributing our unique Gifts, in the most joyful and effortless ways?

Masterclass Five

Understand Gift Economy: Relationships

Johnny teaches that a flourishing New Earth Gift Economy is driven by smart relationship design, which facilitates valuable Gift exchanges. A key aspect of Gift Economies is finding the place(s) where you can really contribute your unique Gifts.

Masterclass Six

Understand Gift Economy: Synergistic Value

Johnny builds on the premise that the right kind of relationships are at the heart of Gift Economies. Recognizing destructive, extractive and synergistic relationships is an essential New Earth skill.
Masterclass Seven

Create Healthy Community with Property & Legal Structures

Johnny explains that one of the most important aspects of the community's economy is property. The shift into a New Earth paradigm, requires a shift in thinking about ownership of property.
Masterclass Eight

Bring Food to the Community Vision Table

Johnny shares how food choices are integral to the community vision. Each meal creates an opportunity to make conscious choices about how we impact our health, environment, and common future.

Masterclass Nine

Improve your Community Design with Living Systems Principles

Johnny teaches how communities can be seen as living systems that constantly evolve and adapt to their environment.

Masterclass Ten

Establish the Red Tape of a Project Vision

Johnny reminds us: If you've ever been in love, you probably know how easy it is to focus on the things that connect us - the similarities. The things that separate us (our differences) are equally important to consider.
Masterclass Eleven

Navigate the Life Cycles of your Community or Project

Johnny shares that life cycles teach us about stages, transitions, and recurring patterns. Theoretical frameworks like Spiral Dynamics and Integral Theory, offer frameworks for applying these patterns.
Masterclass Twelve

Allow Evolution to Happen: Liminal Spaces

Johnny asks if you, like many others, may sense that you have reached the end of a road, and know that there must be another way of living. These moments of transition, disorientation, and uncertainty are also known as ‘liminal spaces.’

Masterclass Thirteen

Transcend Differences with Integral Theory

Johnny expands on the Integral Theory model for understanding human existence, by introducing the Flow In-Out concept and the Holon.
Masterclass Fourteen

Manifest your Dreams: Dragon Dreaming

Johnny introduces another lens through which to appreciate interpersonal differences: the realm of personalities. 
Masterclass Fifteen

Create Community Connection: Dragon Dreaming

Johnny shows that the four stages of Dragon Dreaming are all equally important for community life, and require the same amount of time and energy.

Masterclass Sixteen

Create Foundational Balance: the Material and Immaterial

Johnny explains that while it may be tempting to focus on building and manifesting, appreciating the immaterial aspects of community building will save you time - and conflict.

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