Deep Dive - Hone Your Community Vision pt. 2 (Vision)

Insightful visioning tools and processes

This article is part 2 of Deep Dive - Hone Your Community Vision pt.1 Mission The “Deep Dive” collection is a series of articles shared with the amazing people who support the Terrenity publication by being paid subscribers <3

In this Deep Dive, I will share with you ideation, inspiration, and envisioning exercises that will help you turn your vision for community into a vivid picture for others to understand.

Let’s imagineer.

I’ve been saving my favorite examples of the “Lookout Spot” every community should have — a place to watch the sunrise/sunset or stargaze together.

Where Most of this Knowledge Comes From

Most of these links are documented in the Community Alchemy Guide, a 279-page document I put together with

Regen Tribe

. This is an ongoing effort of curating crowdsourced information, and putting it into this open-source guide on how to build a regenerative community land project.

This methodology includes our personal experiences, observations, and research into the topic. While this may not be fully comprehensive, we believe in the iterative process.

High Level Questions to Ask at This Stage

❓What do you want your community to feel like?

❓What are the aesthetics and visual language of your community? What stories do the physical spaces tell?

❓How might ideas for the physical design reinforce the community culture you dream of?

What You Want To Consider Creating at This Stage

So you are visioning your community. You know what you want, but now you have to find a way to represent that visually. There are several creative items that feel appropriate to make at this stage: