I currently live in the Gondwana community just north of Byron Bay in Australia. Its a community of about 50 people in 11 houses start in 1988 i.e. it pre-dated the terms “co-housing” and “eco-village” but has aspects of both.

I’ve lived in communities all my adult life - from 3 people to several thousand and have visited many others for varying amounts of time.

I’m a serial social entrepreneur, and these days mostly mentor innovators working on solutions to big problems that are at least partly technology based. For example water treatment in Bangladesh; anti-viral masks; rocket stoves. I’m passionate about scaling solutions to the size of the problem they are solving. I’ve long been involved with permaculture which I see, like intentional communities, as a great solution with problems going to scale.

Interests … dance (especially 5 Rhythms, Open Floor, Contact Improve); Renewable energy; communities coming together to solve problems;.