Envision Gallatin
The Envision Gallatin initiative and platform for Gallatin Valley in Bozeman, Montana has done a great job engaging and working together with the local residents and local government to collectively form a long term vision and plan for the community including a comprehensive land use map and housing strategy.
Paonia, CO
(Comprehensive Plan)
Below is an overview of what the town of Paonia has done to intentionally and strategically address the long term vision for the community…
The purpose of the Paonia Comprehensive Plan is to establish a course of action for addressing the pressures of future growth and development in the area while maintaining the Town’s rural agricultural setting. The Plan is an officially adopted advisory document that outlines the community’s vision and goals for the next ten to twenty years, and beyond. However, it is also a document that should be revisited and updated every five years.
LocalScale is a great organization to check out: a public benefit organization focusing on the development of resilient and sustainable local economies through the use of technology, science and regenerative activities.
Bio-regioning 101 (podcast)
Watch/listen to this inspiring and thought provoking podcast about the importance of bioregional focus, action and resilience! (see more details about the podcast here at The Great Simplification - with MANY more amazing conversations)
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Bioregional Organizing
In this powerful and honest presentation, Joe Brewer from Bioregional Earth and the Design School for Regenerating the Earth, explores what it really means to organize at the bioregional scale—from seeing the land as a living system to becoming part of the weave that regenerates it. This path isn’t easy—but it’s vital, heart-centered work for those committed to healing people and planet.
As we grow the Taos Pilot, this video offers grounding inspiration and practical insight into how to approach bioregional collaboration, systems thinking, and community devotion with humility and courage.
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Participatory Governance & Digital Democracy
In this insightful episode on The Great Simplification, Audrey Tang shares real-world examples of how Pro-Social technology can empower civic engagement, bridge social divides, and support democratic values—rather than erode them. From Taiwan’s innovative use of digital tools in public policy to countering polarization and misinformation, Tang offers a hopeful and practical vision of “Plurality”: using technology to foster collaboration, care, and participatory governance.
As we co-create the Taos Pilot with the Community Resilience Assessment & Coalition, this episode offers inspiring models of how digital platforms can amplify community voice, strengthen trust, and build inclusive, local governance systems that align with ecological and social well-being. Here are some of the relevant tools and case-studies that could be utilized by the coalition: Polis, Cortico, SenseMaker, Code, Jigsaw, Kentucky Case-study.
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Community Resilience Coalition