Designing Connection with Neighbours

April Theme: Belonging and the Neighbour Connection Challenge

In this episode, Zola introduces April’s theme of belonging through designing connection with neighbours, linking it to Common Ground’s focus on collective living and affordability via sharing and reciprocity, and permaculture’s people care ethic.

She’s excited to share that she’s making changes to the Homefullness Show to be more practical and announces a Patreon-based Homefullness community with monthly resources. 

This includes a “Neighbour Connection Challenge” which offers simple actions and a 7-day structure to build neighbourly ties, with even more resources available for Patreon members through the platform.

Zola shares her personal experiences of community inclusion and isolation across different places she's lived, highlights intentional community benefits at Riverside Community (New Zealand), and discusses lessons from Serenbe and Steve Nygren’s book Start In Your Own Backyard about designing walkable, nature-integrated, clustered neighbourhoods.

Check out www.commonground.net.nz for additional services for housing leaders and enthusiasts, housing-related events, and sign up for the newsletter and subscribe to the show to be alerted to upcoming content on compassionate communication for resolving neighbour tensions.

Timestamps

00:00 April Theme Belonging

00:33 Show Format And Homefullness Community on Patreon

02:14 Neighbour Connection Challenge

03:54 Simple Ways To Connect

05:40 Seven Day Challenge Plan

06:32 Personal Story Early Neighbourhoods

11:31 Riverside Community Support

14:33 South Africa Lessons Learned

16:02 Bad Neighbours Experiences

18:37 Serenbe And Better Design

24:20 Start In Your Backyard Actions

26:05 Free Kit And Patreon Journey

26:49 Let Them Roam Pledge

28:04 Services Events And Resources

 

Links: 

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• Newsletters: https://www.commonground.net.nz/common-ground-newsletter
• Connection Lab Playshops: https://www.commonground.net.nz/connection-labs
• TH Cohousing: https://www.commonground.net.nz/th-cohousing
• CG FB: https://www.facebook.com/CommonGroundAotearoaNZ/
• CG LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/commonground-nz
• CG YT: https://www.youtube.com/@CommonGroundchannel
• Let Them Roam pledge: https://stacklist.app/letthemroam