Transition Communities,
Spirituality and Practice, and
Organic (Process) Thinking
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The Process Movement seeks to nurture four kinds of wholeness:
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  • Whole Persons,
  • Whole Communities,
  • A Whole Planet,
  • Holistic Thinking

Toward these ends we seek guidance from multiple sources.

The Transition Town movement, with 1800 initiatives around the world in 50 countries, offersguidance and inspiration for what it can mean to help build and sustain whole communities.  Spirituality and Practice, with its alphabet for spiritual literacy, offers the same for what it can mean to be a whole person.   Whitehead's philosophy offers a helpful example of holistic thinking.

Read this guide to understand everything you need to know to start Transition in your community.
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Practice

Six Dimensions of Creative Localization
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  1. Energy:  Generating power locally from renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydrogen, and where possible, using technology created and stored locally.
  2. Food:  Growing food locally or regionally using regenerative agriculture techniques that work cooperatively with nature and the earth.
  3. Housing:  Developing affordable housing in blended neighborhoods that encourage mutual support.
  4. Education:  Engaging all individuals in a life-long process of discovery to contribute creatively and meaningfully to society with values rooted in humanity, community and ecology, and to live joyously in harmony with diversity.
  5. Culture:  Developing a culture that values balance, sufficiency, human freedom and creative expression, rather than acquisition, consumption and servitude.
  6. Economics:  Pursuing economic policies that maximize the happiness of all and the ecological sustainability of the planet.


          Michael Witmer and Lynn De Jonghe,, the Cobb Institute: A Community of Process and Practice

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​ One example: The Transition Network


​There are 900 initiatives registered and over 1800 around the world.

​​"In Transition 2.0 is an inspirational immersion in the Transition movement, gathering stories from around the world of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. You'll hear about communities printing their own money, growing food, localising their economies and setting up community power stations. It's an idea that has gone viral, a social experiment that is about responding to uncertain times with solutions and optimism. In a world of increasing uncertainty, here is a story of hope, ingenuity and the power of growing vegetables in unexpected places"

--  The Transition Network

Trailer for the Movie

An Example from Italy

The Grocer and Baker

One Minute Economics
​1. Healthy Groups: Learning how to work well together
2. Vision: Imagining the future you want to co-create
3. Get your community involved in Transition: developing relationships beyond friends and natural allies
4. Networks and Partnerships: Collaborating with others
5. Practical projects: Developing inspirational projects
6. Part of a movement: Linking up with other Transitioners
7. Reflect & celebrate: Celebrating the difference you're making


Doing Stuff Together
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Open Horizons