Communities #213 (Winter 2026) Chaos and Order

Volume 2026 - Issue 4

Communities #213 (Winter 2026) explores how groups balance the forces of Chaos and Order. Where is the fertile middle ground that allows spontaneity, creativity, and inspiration to coexist with functional structure, accountability, follow-through? How do communities maintain continuity while also evolving, and stay flexible and adaptable while also retaining core values? How do we balance freedom with responsibility, organic flow with organization? What approaches best encourage fairness, participation, trust, and group endurance? And for that matter, what are our agreements about doing the dishes? Our authors have stories about all that—and also delve into consensus/sociocracy, a new bell-shaped-curve model for understanding community dynamics, a new documentary and new book, and more.

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